All women are not Helen, I know that, but have Helen in their hearts. …

William Carlos Williams
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All women are not Helen, I know that, but have Helen in their hearts. ✨ William Carlos Williams (1994). Asphodel, that Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems, p.16, New Directions Publishing
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