Dream Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“There are things of which I may not speak; There are dreams that cannot die; There are thoughts that make the strong heart weak, And bring a pallor into the cheek, And a mist before the eye.” quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — Download Open image

“There are things of which I may not speak; There are dreams that cannot die; There are thoughts that make the strong heart weak, And bring a pallor into the cheek, And a mist before the eye.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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