Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, Earl of Lytton. 1831-1892
795. The Last Wish
1 min to read
32 words

SINCE all that I can ever do for thee Is to do nothing, this my prayer must be: That thou mayst never guess nor ever see The all-endured this nothing-done costs me.

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James Thomson. 1834-1882
796. In the Train
1 min to read
86 words
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