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Earth, left silent by the wind of night,Seems shrunken 'neath the gray unmeasured height.

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William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
Wilcumestowe
William M. Morris
Unmeasured
Night
Neath
Seems
Shrunken
Earth
Gray
Height
Silent
Wind
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