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“Winter is on the road to spring. Some think it a surly road. I do not. A primrose road to spring were not as engaging to my heart as a frozen icicled craggy way angered over by strong winds that never take the iron trumpets from their lips.”

Quote by William Alfred Quayle

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William Alfred Quayle

William Alfred Quayle was an individual active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His specific profession and category are unknown. more

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