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Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide ... And the choice goes by forever t'wixt that darkness and that light.
Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide ... And the choice goes by forever t'wixt that darkness and that light.
Approximate author period: c. 1855 AD · industrial
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- James Russell Lowell
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- Approximate author period: c. 1855 AD · industrial
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