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Death Quotes
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year (3-5)
Man and the Natural World Quotes
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year (3-5)
Friendship Quotes
For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock; by fountain, shade, and rill (23-24)
Sadness Quotes
Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due (6-7)