The winds are sometimes sad to me, The starry spaces, full … - Lionel Pigot Johnson

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The winds are sometimes sad to me, The starry spaces, full of fear; Mine is the sorrow on the sea, And mine the sigh of places drear. Some players upon plaintive strings Publish their wistfulness abroad; I have not spoken of these things, Save to one man, and unto God.

Lionel Pigot Johnson

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Lionel Pigot Johnson (15 March 1867 – 4 October 1902) was an English poet, essayist and critic.

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