Carolina QuotesYou think they are crusaders sent From some infernal clime, To pluck the eyes of sentiment And dock the tail of Rhyme, To crack the voice of Melody And break the legs of Time.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Connected to the Carolinas
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"The Music Grinders", Poems (1836)
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- 1836
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“You think they are crusaders sent From some infernal clime, …” Oliver Wendell Holmes. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A60B4534BD. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a60b4534bd
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