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Time Has Laid His Hand Upon My Heart Gently, Not Smiting It, But As A Harper Lays His Open Palm Upon His Harp, To Deaden Its Vibrations.
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Time has laid his hand
Upon my heart gently, not smiting it,
But as a harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.
-- Henry W. Longfellow (1807-1882)
-- Tales of a Wayside Inn, The Golden Legend
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