Ah, how skillful grows the hand That obeyeth Love's command It is the heart and not the brain That to the highest doth attain, And he who followeth Love's behest Far excelleth all the rest. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

Ah, how skillful grows the hand That obeyeth Love's command It is the heart and not the brain That to the highest doth attain, And he who followeth Love's behest Far excelleth all the rest.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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