So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his nat…

Oliver Goldsmith
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So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1851). The Traveller, p.7
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So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more. ✨ Oliver Goldsmith (1851). The Traveller, p.7

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