The 2008 Forest Hills Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Forest Hills Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Forest Hills, New York City, United States from August 19 through August 23, 2008.
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“Nature herself has not provided the most graceful end for her creatures. What becomes of all these birds that people the air and forest for our solacement? The sparrow seems always chipper, never infirm. We do not see their bodies lie about. Yet there is a tragedy at the end of each one of their lives. They must perish miserably; not one of them is translated. True, “not a sparrow falleth to the ground without our Heavenly Father’s knowledge,” but they do fall, nevertheless.”
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