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Daniel Defoe Quote

A selected quote by Daniel Defoe.

I frequently sat down to meat with thankfulness, and admired the hand of God's providence, which had thus spread my table in the wilderness.

Daniel DefoeSource: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
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