River Quote by James Hollis

Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither.

— William Wordsworth

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“Hence, in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea”

— William Wordsworth

“On men reprieved by its disdainful mercy, the immortal sea confers in its justice the full privilege of desired unrest.”

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“Hence in a season of calm weather, Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea which brought us hither,…

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