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Native land Quote by Ovid

“Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.” quote by Ovid — Download Open image

““Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.””

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Thus all things altered. Nothing dies. And here and there the unbodied spirit flies.

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