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From out the throng and stress of lies, From out the painful noise of sighs, One voice of comfort seems to rise: It is the meaner part that dies.
William Morris
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William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
Wilcumestowe
William M. Morris
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A world made to be lost, - A bitter life 'twixt pain and nothing tost.
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To happy folkAll heaviest words no more of meaning bearThan far-off bells saddening the Summer air.
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