Death, the refuge, the solace, the best and kindliest and most prized friend and benefactor of the erring, the forsaken, the old, and weary, and broken of heart, whose burdens be heavy upon them, and who would lie down and be at rest.

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. "On Adam." Royal Literary and Scientific Society Dinner. 23 May 1883, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Twain, Mark. "On Adam." Mark Twain Speaking. University of Iowa Press, 2006.