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. . . and then we wake

Quote byLeigh Hunt · 1784–1859

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Foliage (1818), "A Thought on the Nile", l. 11.

English (original)

. . . and then we wake, And hear the fruitful stream lapsing along Twixt villages, and think how we shall take Our own calm journey on for human sake.

— Leigh Hunt

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