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We lack but open eye and ear

Quote byJohn Greenleaf Whittier · 1807–1892

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Chapel of the Hermits; comparable to Mrs. Browning, Aurora Leigh, Book vii.

English (original)

We lack but open eye and ear To find the Orient's marvels here; The still small voice in autumn's hush, Yon maple wood the burning bush.

— John Greenleaf Whittier

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