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Born	May 4, 1749 • London • England
Died	October 28, 1806 (aged 57) • England

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Charlotte Smith, engraving by A. Duncan after a portrait by G. Clint

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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