The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand …

Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on; and so did I. ✨ Samuel Taylor Coleridge (2012). The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, p.12, Courier Corporation
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