Quote#Freedom
I prize thy gentle heart
Quote byMargaret Fuller · 1810–1850
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Greeting.
English (original)
I prize thy gentle heart, Free from ambition, falsehood, or art, And thy good mind, Daily refined, By pure desire To fan the heaven-seeking fire.
— Margaret Fuller
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