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Arise Evans had a fungous nose, and said, it was revealed to him, that the King's hand would cure him, and at the first coming of King Charles II into St. James's Park, he kissed the King's hand, and rubbed his nose with it; which disturbed the King, but cured him.
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If Solomon counts the day of one's death better than the day of one's birth, there can be no objection why that also may not be reckoned amongst one's remarkable and happy days.
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Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
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Born:
March 12, 1626
Died:
June 7, 1697
(aged 71)
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