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“The opening of large tracts by the ice-cutters commonly causes a pond to break up earlier; for the water, agitated by the wind, even in cold weather, wears away the surrounding ice.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“We placed the wreaths upon the splended granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much was there. The pure, tender, loving spirit which loved us so tenderly, is above usloving us, praying for us, and free from all suffering and woeyes, that is a comfort, and that first birthday in another world must have been a far brighter one than any in this poor world below!”
—Victoria (18191901)
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