And oh! I shall find how, day by day, All thoughts and thin… - Winthrop Mackworth Praed

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And oh! I shall find how, day by day,
All thoughts and things look older;
How the laugh of pleasure grows less gay,
And the heart of friendship colder.

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

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Winthrop Mackworth Praed (28 July 1802 – 15 July 1839) was an English politician and poet.

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Pen Names: Peregrine Courtenay

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