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SONNET.—WE ARE A PART OF ALL.
We are a part of all things that we see,Share in a common nature, and are taught
By what they suffer; with their feelings fraught,
Are bound by their captivity; or free,
When they are wanton. Earth and sea and air
Master us through our sympathies. We share
The elements around us, till we flee
From our own nature to a converse strange
With other natures; find in rock and tree
Mute friends that teach, and never disagree;
Rebuke not, yet exhort; and so we range
Capricious as the winds that stir the sea,
Constant in nothing save the love of change.
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