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Harriet Winslow Sewall - Why thus longing, thus...
Why thus longing, thus forever sighing For the far-off, unattained, and dim, While the beautiful all round thee lying Offers up its low, perpetual hymn? (Harriet Winslow Sewall)

Why thus longing, thus forever sighing For the far-off, unattained, and dim, While the beautiful all round thee lying Offers up its low, perpetual hymn?

Harriet Winslow Sewall

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