When thus the heart is in a vein Of tender thought, the simplest strai…

Charles Lamb
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When thus the heart is in a vein Of tender thought, the simplest strain Can touch it with peculiar power.
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When thus the heart is in a vein Of tender thought, the simplest strain Can touch it with peculiar power.

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