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For the sight of the angry weather saddens my soul and the sight of the town, sitting like a bereaved mother beneath layers of ice, oppresses my heart.

Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
The Spring
Gibran Khalil Gibran
Jubran Khalil Jubran
Weather
Like
Towns
Bereaved
Angry
Saddens
Sight
Oppresses
Sitting
Layers
Ice
Mother
Beneath
Soul
Town
Heart

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