“When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest uponWhat would not I give to wanderWhere my old companions dwellAbsence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of Beauty, fare thee wellRate it:(0.00 / 0 votes)

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

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