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William Allingham

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A man who keeps a diary pays,
Due toll to many tedious days;
But life becomes eventful- then,
His busy hand forgets the pen.
Most books, indeed, are records less
Of fulness than of emptiness.
—William Allingham, A Diary

Posted on September 11, 2003 at 2:19 PM

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