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For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and
For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and
For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and
For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and
For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and
For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and
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