Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Henry Ward Beecher on happiness
Henry Ward Beecher170 quotes“Home should be an oratorio of the memory, singing to all our after life melodies and harmonies of old-remembered joy.”
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