Thou laughest that a child cries o'er its broken doll;- The things o'er which thou mournest-are they not playthings all? (Angelus Silesius)

Thou laughest that a child cries o'er its broken doll;- The things o'er which thou mournest-are they not playthings all?

Angelus Silesius

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