AND what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten;
James Russell LowellAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 22, 1819
- Died: August 12, 1891
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