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When we see a soul whose acts are all regal, graceful, and pleasant as roses, we must thank God that such things can be and are.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age: 78 †
Born: 1803
Born: May 25
Died: 1882
Died: April 27
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Boston
Massachusetts
R. W. Emerson
Waldo Emerson
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