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I see the rainbow in the sky, the dew upon the grass I see them, and I ask not why they glimmer or they pass. With folded arms I linger not to call them back 'twere vain: In this, or in some other spot, I know they'll shine again.

Walter Savage Landor

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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
Poet
Writer
Warwick
Warwickshire
Shining
Linger
Sky
Dew
Pass
Rainbow
Arms
Shine
Asks
Spot
Call
Spots
Twere
Upon
Grass
Glimmer
Back
Vain
Folded

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