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And sigh that one thing only has been lent To youth and age in common—discontent. — Matthew Arnold

Poem

And sigh that one thing only has been lent To youth and age in common—discontent.

Matthew Arnold
1852
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Topic
DiscontentYouth vs. old ageThe human condition
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Poem
Time
1852
Person
Matthew Arnold
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Arnold, Matthew, [published as A]. "Sonnet." Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems. London: B. Fellowes, 1852, l. 13.

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