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- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 30, 1771
- Died: June 7, 1852
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The intellect is of no use unless it’s disciplined by the mortification of the flesh, so that it may serve the soul. That’s all. The intellect thinks. The body dances. And the spirit sings. A song, a simple song. When love and memory are overwhelming, and the soul, though crushed, takes flight, it does so in a simple song.
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