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When at last we have to die it will be time enough to get cold.While we are on fire let us seethe and boil.
When at last we have to die it will be time enough to get cold.While we are on fire let us seethe and boil.
Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
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- Rabindranath Tagore
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- Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
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