We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist t…

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see in twilight's gloom the first pale spark, While others only note that day is gone. ✨ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1875). Songs of Many Seasons : 1862-1874, p.110
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We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see in twilight's gloom the first pale spark, While others only note that day is gone. ✨ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1875). Songs of Many Seasons : 1862-1874, p.110

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