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He is the best preacher, not that tickles the ear, but that breaks the heart.

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Thomas Brooks
Age: 77 †
Born: 1880
Born: July 7
Died: 1958
Died: February 15
Politician
Thurgoland
South Yorkshire
Thomas Judson Brooks
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Heart
Tickles
Preacher
Breaks
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