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Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes: We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.
         

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.


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This page presents the quote "We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.". Author of this quote is Nathaniel Hawthorne. This quote is about death, dream, may, sometimes, after death, suicide, waking,.