Edwin Hubbell Chapin as quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895) by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 160
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Christ saw much in this world to weep over, and much to pray over: but he saw nothing in it to look upon with contempt.
— Edwin Hubbell Chapin on Jesus
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About Edwin Hubbell Chapin
Edwin Hubbell Chapin (December 29, 1814 – December 26, 1880) was a Universalist minister who became famed as an orator in the 1840s.
About Edwin Hubbell Chapin
Edwin Hubbell Chapin (December 29, 1814 – December 26, 1880) was a Universalist minister who became famed as an orator in the 1840s.
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