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To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own

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Tryon Edwards
Age: 84 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 7
Died: 1894
Died: January 4
Theologian
Hartford
Connecticut
Prosperity
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Another
Dispel
Give
Alleviate
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Grieving
Rejoice
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