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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes: In the mouths of many men soft words are like roses that soldiers put into the muzzles of their muskets on holidays.
         

In the mouths of many men soft words are like roses that soldiers put into the muzzles of their muskets on holidays.


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