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Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 [I believe in beauty and in joy...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.059 Author/Creator: Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: circa 1875-1885 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Cable quotes Charlotte Oliver, in part: "As to the resurrection, punishment and reward, I can't see what my noblest choice has to do with them; they seem to be God's part of the matter; mine is to love perfect beauty and perfect joy...."

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925
Oliver, Charlotte, fl. 1875-1885

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