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" O friend unseen, unborn, unknown,
Student of our sweet English tongue,
Read out my words at night, alone:
I was a poet, I was young.

Since I can never see your face,
And never shake you by the hand,
I send my soul through time and space
To greet you. You will understand. "

James Elroy Flecker


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James Elroy Flecker quote : O friend unseen, unborn, unknown,<br />Student of our sweet English tongue,<br />Read out my words at night, alone:<br />I was a poet, I was young.<br /><br />Since I can never see your face,<br />And never shake you by the hand,<br />I send my soul through time and space<br />To greet you. You will understand.