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They told me, Heraclitus, they told me you were dead, / They brought me bitter news to hear, and bitter tears to shed.

William Johnson Cory

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William Johnson Cory
Age: 69 †
Born: 1823
Born: January 9
Died: 1892
Died: June 11
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Great Torrington
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William Johnson
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Heraclitus
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