Bursting Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers.” quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — Download Open image

“The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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