He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that ra… - Matthew Arnold

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He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground; He could not wait their passing, he is dead!

Matthew Arnold

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Matthew Arnold (December 24 1822 – April 15 1888) was an English poet, essayist and cultural critic. He also pursued a career as an inspector of schools.

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Wandering between two worlds, one dead
The other powerless to be born,
With nowhere yet to rest my head
Like these, on earth I wait forlorn.

We do not what we ought, What we ought not, we do, And lean upon the thought That chance will bring us through.

The fewer there are who follow the way to perfection, the harder that way is to find.

He went; his piping took a troubled sound Of storms that rage outside our happy ground; He could not wait their passing, he is dead! - Matthew Arnold

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