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"It should console us for the fact that sin has not totally disappeared from the world, that the saints are not wholly deprived of employment."
William Gilmore SimmsThere is no doubt such a thing as chance, but I see no reason why Prov — William Gilmore Simms
"There is no doubt such a thing as chance, but I see no reason why Providence should not make use of it."
William Gilmore Simms
William Gilmore Simms
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William Gilmore Simms was a poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South. His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century, with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced. He is still known among literary scholars as a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He is also remembered for his strong support of slavery and for hi
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