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One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.

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Tryon Edwards
Age: 84 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 7
Died: 1894
Died: January 4
Theologian
Hartford
Connecticut
Work
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Depart
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Leafs
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Genocide
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