Edwin Arnold, Light of Asia.
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We are the voices of the wandering wind, Which moan for rest and rest can never find; Lo! as the wind is so is mortal life, A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife.
— Edwin Arnold on Life
What It Means
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About Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold (June 10, 1832 – March 24, 1904) was an English poet and journalist who is most known for his work The Light of Asia.
About Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold (June 10, 1832 – March 24, 1904) was an English poet and journalist who is most known for his work The Light of Asia.
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