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Well, dang. The book description says pretty much exactly what I think:Anne, the forgotten Bronte sister, produced a novel more relevant today than either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre. This is a Victorian classic of astonishing power and passion, a ...more "
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Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;
Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction.”
― More Heart Throbs Volume Two in Prose and Verse Dear to the American People And by them contributed as a Supplement to the original $10,000 Prize Book HEART THROBS
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― The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
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