Quote#Sadness
I think, ofttimes, that lives of men may be
Quote byPaul Hamilton Hayne · 1830–1886
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poems (1882), "A Comparison", p. 259..
English (original)
I think, ofttimes, that lives of men may be Likened to wandering winds that come and go, Not knowing whence they rise, whither they blow O’er the vast globe, voiceful of grief or glee.
— Paul Hamilton Hayne
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