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To happy folkAll heaviest words no more of meaning bearThan far-off bells saddening the Summer air.

William Morris

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William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
Wilcumestowe
William M. Morris
Summer
Air
Meaning
Happy
Words
Saddening
Heaviest
Bells

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