So Nature deals with us, and takes away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wished to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown transcends the what we know. Kéramos: And Other Poems - Page 85by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 148 pagesFull view - About this book
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1880 - 708 pages
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1880 - 686 pages
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| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1880 - 584 pages
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