This gray spirit yearning in desire; To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought. (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

This gray spirit yearning in desire; To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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