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Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes: Let me, tonight look back across the span Twixt dawn and dark, and to my conscience say- Because of some good act to beast or human- The world is better that I lived today.
         

Let me, tonight look back across the span Twixt dawn and dark, and to my conscience say- Because of some good act to beast or human- The world is better that I lived today.


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This page presents the quote "Let me, tonight look back across the span Twixt dawn and dark, and to my conscience say- Because of some good act to beast or human- The world is better that I lived today.". Author of this quote is Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This quote is about conscience, tonight, today, dawn, beast, let me, kindness, dark, generosity,.