Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Love contending with friendship, and self with each generous impulse. To and fro in his breast his thoughts were heaving

Love contending with friendship, and self with each generous impulse. To and fro in his breast his thoughts were heaving and dashing, As in a foundering ship.

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