She knew the life-long martyrdom, The weariness, the endless pain Of waiting for some one to come Who nevermore would come again. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

She knew the life-long martyrdom, The weariness, the endless pain Of waiting for some one to come Who nevermore would come again.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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