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Contained in this short Life
Are magical extents
The soul returning soft at night
To steal securer thence

As Children strictest kept
Turn soonest to the sea
Whose nameless Fathoms slink away
Beside infinity

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 4:27 PM | Viewed: 8739 times

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