Ah, happy world, where all things live Creatures of one great law, indeed; Bound by strong roots, the splendid flower,- Swept by great seas, the drifting seed! (Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford)

Ah, happy world, where all things live Creatures of one great law, indeed; Bound by strong roots, the splendid flower,- Swept by great seas, the drifting seed!

Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford

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