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The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
Poet
Cille Mheàrnaig
Shores
Shore
Complaining
Sea
Ocean
Thousand
Upon
Complains

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