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LINES FROM A NOTEBOOK - MAY/JUNE 1811 by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

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First Line: O MERCY, O MISERABLE MAN
Last Line: MY JOYS, MY HOPES, MY FRIENDSHIPS, & MY LOVE!
O mercy, O miserable man!
Slowly my wisdom, & how slowly comes
My Virtue! and how rapidly pass off
My Joys, my Hopes, my Friendships, & my Love!


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