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Water is the grand epic of creation and there is not a human soul but feels the influence of its majesty, its power, or its beauty.

Sarah Josepha Hale

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Sarah Josepha Hale
Age: 90 †
Born: 1788
Born: October 24
Died: 1879
Died: April 30
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