To die is landing on some silent shore Where billows never … - Samuel Garth

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To die is landing on some silent shore
Where billows never break, nor tempests roar;
Ere well we feel the friendly stroke, 'tis o'er.

Samuel Garth

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Sir Samuel Garth (1661–1719) was an English physician and poet.

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To die is landing on some silent shore Where billows never break, nor tempests roar; Ere well we feel the friendly stroke, 'tis o'er. - Samuel Garth

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