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The very law which moulds a tear And bids it trickle from its source,— That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
The very law which moulds a tear And bids it trickle from its source,— That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Approximate author period: c. 1809 AD · industrial
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- Samuel Rogers
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- Approximate author period: c. 1809 AD · industrial
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- My Commonplace Book (third English edition,1921) (1921 AD)
Page 105 · printed citation: Samuel Rogers (On a Tear). · compiler notes excluded
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