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" How shall I know, unless I go
To Cairo and Cathay,
Whether or not this blessed spot
Is blest in every way?

Now it may be, the flower for me
Is this beneath my nose;
How shall I tell, unless I smell
The Carthaginian rose?

The fabric of my faithful love
No power shall dim or ravel
Whilst I stay here,—but oh, my dear,
If I should ever travel! "

Edna St. Vincent Millay


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Edna St. Vincent Millay quote : How shall I know, unless I go<br />To Cairo and Cathay,<br />Whether or not this blessed spot<br />Is blest in every way?<br /><br />Now it may be, the flower for me<br />Is this beneath my nose;<br />How shall I tell, unless I smell<br />The Carthaginian rose?<br /><br />The fabric of my faithful love<br />No power shall dim or ravel<br />Whilst I stay here,—but oh, my dear,<br />If I should ever travel!