The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
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O. W. Holmes Quote
“Life as we call it, is nothing but the edge of the boundless ocean of existence when it comes upon soundings.”
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