“May the Christmastide bear you to the highest level of your desires, and the ebbing year leave you stranded upon the Golden Shores of Peace, Prosperity and Happiness”

—  John Kendrick Bangs

Quote from an old Christmas card.

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American author, editor and satirist 1862–1922

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