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To look upon its grass grown yard, where the sunbeams seem to sleep so quietly, one would think that there at least the dead might rest in peace.
To look upon its grass grown yard, where the sunbeams seem to sleep so quietly, one would think that there at least the dead might rest in peace.
Approximate author period: c. 1821 AD · industrial
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- Approximate author period: c. 1821 AD · industrial
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