• The delicate thought, that cannot find expression, For ruder speech too fair, That, like thy petals, trembles in possession, And scatters on the air.

  Bret Harte
  American short story writer and poet
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. expression
2. possession
3. scatters
4. speech
5. petals

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The delicate thought, that cannot find expression, For ruder speech too fair, That, like thy petals, trembles in possession, And scatters on the air. by : Bret Harte

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