A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a jour…

T. S. Eliot
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A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter. ✨ Journey of the Magi l. 1 (1927)
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A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter. ✨ Journey of the Magi l. 1 (1927)

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