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That sign of old age, extolling the past at the expense of the present.
Sydney Smith
Lady Holland's Memoir, I, 11
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Joy is like restless day; but peace divine Like quiet night; Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine Through Peace to Light.
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Sydney Smith
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Born:
June 3, 1771
Died:
February 22, 1845
(aged 73)
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