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Give her not greatness. For great souls must stand Alone and lonely in this little world: Cleft rocks that show the great Creator's hand, Thither by earthquakes hurled.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Age: 68 †
Born: 1850
Born: November 5
Died: 1919
Died: October 30
Author
Poet
Writer
Janesville
Wisconsin
Little
Hand
Earthquakes
Must
Alone
Appreciation
Giving
Show
Creator
Great
Shows
Souls
World
Hands
Lonely
Give
Greatness
Cleft
Littles
Rocks
Thither
Soul
Stand
Hurled

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