 Look on its broken arch, its ruined wall, Its chambers desolate, and portals foul : Yes, this was once Ambition's airy hall, The Dome of Thought, the Palace of the Soul...  Sandwich Island Notes - Page 359by Haölé, George Washington Bates - 1854 - 493 pagesFull view - About this book
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