Through the open door A drowsy smell of flowers -grey heliotrope And white sweet clover, and shy mignonette … - John Greenleaf Whittier

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An ethic is not an ethic, and a value not a value without somesacrifice for it. Something given up, something not gained.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Through the open door A drowsy smell of flowers -grey heliotrope And white sweet clover, and shy mignonette Comes fairly in, and silent chorus leads To the pervading symphony of Peace.

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