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Victoria C. Woodhull: “From earthly things man must his body feed; But doth not soul from Heaven its nurture need?”

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From earthly things man must his body feed; But doth not soul from Heaven its nurture need?
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Victoria C. Woodhull

Editor's note · Context

Woodhull contrasts the physical needs of the body with the spiritual needs of the soul.

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