Thus falling, falling from afar, As if some melancholy star Had mingled with her light her sighs, And dropped them from the skies. - Washington Allston

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Thus falling, falling from afar,
As if some melancholy star
Had mingled with her light her sighs,
And dropped them from the skies.

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About Washington Allston

Washington Allston (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American poet and influential painter. He pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting.

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Alternative Names: W. Allston Washington Alston Allston
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