“A precious place is Paradise and none may know its worth,
But Eden ever longeth for the knicknacks of the earth.”

—  Nathalia Crane

"Prescience" <!-- p. 18 -->
The Janitor's Boy And Other Poems (1924)
Context: p>A precious place is Paradise and none may know its worth,
But Eden ever longeth for the knicknacks of the earth.The angels grow quite wistful over worldly things below;
They hear the hurdy-gurdies in the Candle Makers Row.They listen for the laughter from the antics of the earth;
They lower pails from heaven's walls to catch the milk-maids mirth.</p

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