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“When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.”
 
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Name:   Thomas W. Higginson
 
Nationality:   American
 
Date of Birth:   1823
 
Date of Death:   1911
 
Profession:   Clergyman
 
 
 
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