Existence has little repose, and the cultivation and love of poetry require a detached spirit and a certain amount of leisure. (Florence Earle Coates)

Existence has little repose, and the cultivation and love of poetry require a detached spirit and a certain amount of leisure.

Florence Earle Coates

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