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In the afternoon they came unto a land In which it seemed always afternoon. All round the coast the languid air did swoon, Breathing like one that hath a weary dream.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Alfred Lord Tennyson
Age: 83 †
Born: 1809
Born: August 6
Died: 1892
Died: October 6
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Air
Weary
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Unto
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Hath
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Afternoon
Always
Round
Like
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Swoon
Breathing
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Seemed
Coast
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