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Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace.

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William E. ("Bill") Vaughan

William E. ("Bill") Vaughan (October 8, 1915 - February 25, 1977) was an American columnist and author.

Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, he wrote a syndicated column for the Kansas City Star from 1946 until his death in 1977. He was published in Reader's Digest and Better Homes and Gardens under the pseudonym Burton Hillis. He attended Washington University in St. Louis.

His folksy aphorisms (published in his "Starbeams" feature) are often collected in books and on Internet sites.

Bill Vaughan died at age 61 of lung cancer.

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