Carolina QuotesThe lonesomest thing in all the world is a soul when it is making ready to go on its mysterious, far journey.
O. Henry Carolinian
Source
"The Last Leaf"
- work
- The Trimmed Lamp (1907)
- year
- 1907
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“The lonesomest thing in all the world is a soul when it is m…” O. Henry. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-09406779B9. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/09406779b9
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