A Psalm of Life By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What the heart of the young man said to the ...

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Watch Yourself Go By By: Strickland Gillilan Just stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of ...

Unseen Influences By Henry F. Kletzing and Elmer L. Kletzing, 1899 "How do you know there is a kite in ...

All-American halfback. The NFL's leading rusher in 1938 and 1940. Rhodes scholar. Decorated war ...

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"The Improvement of Time" From Manhood: It's Duties and Responsibilities, 1854 Share Time is precious ...

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