Circus Quote by Sidney Lanier

“Leap through the Mystery of death as the circus-rider leaps through the papered hoop ... find Life ambling along beneath us on the Other Side.” quote by Sidney Lanier — Download Open image

“Leap through the Mystery of death as the circus-rider leaps through the papered hoop ... find Life ambling along beneath us on the Other Side.”

Sidney Lanier

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