No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.
Thomas Bailey AldrichAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: american
- Born: November 11, 1836
- Died: March 19, 1907
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