Edward [Sylvester] Ellis quote from John Greenleaf Whittier [manuscript], 1905 Dec 12.

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Edward [Sylvester] Ellis quote from John Greenleaf Whittier [manuscript], 1905 Dec 12.

Handwritten quote by Edward Ellis from John Greenleaf Whittier's "The eternal goodness" : "I know not where his islands lift/ Their founded palms in air,/ Only know I cannot drift/ Beyond his love and care."

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