We are more likely to busy ourselves with finding things to do than in doing with our might the work that is in our hands already. - Sarah Orne Jewett

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We are more likely to busy ourselves with finding things to do than in doing with our might the work that is in our hands already.

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About Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett (September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909) was an American author and poet whose works were primarily set in her native New England.

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Birth Name: Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett
Alternative Names: Sara Orne Jewett Sara Jewett Sarah O. Jewett
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