Growing as they did, however, out of the old earth, the flo… - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Growing as they did, however, out of the old earth, the flowers still sent a fresh and sweet incense up to their Creator...

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July 1804 – 19 May 1864) was an American writer remembered for his romance novels (The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun) and short stories.

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Birth Name: Nathaniel Hathorne

Alternative Names: Monsieur de l'Aubépine • N. H.

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Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.

So, to their own unutterable torment, they go about among their fellow-creatures, looking pure as new-fallen snow, while their hearts are all speckled and spotted with iniquity of which they cannot rid themselves.

She wanted — what some people want throughout life — a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanize and make her capable of sympathy.

Growing as they did, however, out of the old earth, the flowers still sent a fresh and sweet incense up to their Creator... - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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