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The sea heaves up, hangs loaded o'er the land, Breaks there, and buries its tumultuous strength.
The sea heaves up, hangs loaded o'er the land, Breaks there, and buries its tumultuous strength.
Approximate author period: c. 1850 AD · industrial
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- Robert Browning
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- Approximate author period: c. 1850 AD · industrial
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 566 · quotation 4 · Robert Browning · Luria. Act I.
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