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Also Known As	Tom Collins
Born	September 26, 1843 • Australia
Died	September 13, 1912 (aged 68) • Australia
Notable Works	“Such Is Life”

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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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