Quote#Nature
The harp at Nature's advent strung
Quote byJohn Greenleaf Whittier · 1807–1892
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Worship of Nature, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
English (original)
The harp at Nature's advent strung Has never ceased to play; The song the stars of morning sung Has never died away.
— John Greenleaf Whittier
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