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We thought we were done with these things but we were wrong. We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom. Stephen Vincent Benét		Monday Jul 06, 2026
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Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years! I am so weary of toil and of tears, Toil without recompense, tears all in vain! Take them, and give me my childhood again! Elizabeth Akers Allen

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	Elizabeth Akers Allen
	(1832-1911) Rock Me to Sleep, 1860 - American poet, nee Chase, pseudonym: Florence Percy.

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Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years! I am so weary of toil and of tears, Toil without recompense, tears all in vain! Take them, and give me my childhood again! Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight, Make me a child again, just for tonight!