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Hither and thither spins The wind-borne mirroring soul, A thousand glimpses wins, And never sees a whole.

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Matthew Arnold
Age: 65 †
Born: 1822
Born: December 24
Died: 1888
Died: April 15
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
School Inspector
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Writer
Laleham
Surrey
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Thither
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