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Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.
Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.
Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial
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- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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- Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.: life dates 1809 to 1894. Wikidata Q319829, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319829 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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