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Quotation by Denise Levertov
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To speak of sorrow
works upon it
moves it from its
crouched place barring
the way to and from the soul's hall....
works upon it
moves it from its
crouched place barring
the way to and from the soul's hall....
Denise Levertov (b. 1923), Anglo–U.S. poet. "To Speak."
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