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We have two lives about us,Two worlds in which we dwell,Within us and without us,Alternate Heaven and Hell:-Without, the somber Real,Within, our hearts of hearts, the beautiful Ideal.

Richard Henry Stoddard

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Richard Henry Stoddard
Age: 77 †
Born: 1825
Born: July 2
Died: 1903
Died: May 12
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World
Within
Somber
Heaven
Alternate
Lives
Dwell
Beautiful
Worlds
Two
Ideal
Without
Ideals
Real
Hearts
Heart
Hell

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