"You, the village; I, the stranger; this, the road: And each is the work of all. Then, not that man do more, or stop pity; but that he be Wider in living; that all his cities fly a clean flag... We have been alone too long, love; it is terribly late For the pierced feet on the water and we must not die now."
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The Character of Love Seen as a Search for the Lost
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Kenneth Patchen
Kenneth Patchen (13 December 1911 – 8 January 1972) was an American poet and painter.
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