Henry Vaughan (1621–1695) Welsh author, physician and metaphysical poet
"They Are All Gone," st. 1.
Silex Scintillans (1655)
“Lingering is so very lonely when one lingers all alone.”
— Mervyn Peake, book Titus Groan
Source: Titus Groan
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