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We cannot kindle...

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We cannot kindle when we will
The fire which in the heart resides,
The spirit bloweth and is still,
In mystery our soul abides.

Source: Morality.
-- Matthew Arnold, (Dec 24 1822-1888), English poet, critic; He was an Oxford professor, known for his poem Dover Beach, 1853 and as a crusader for classicism.


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