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O Liberty...! is it well To leave the gates unguarded?


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But I, in the chilling twilight stand and wait At the portcullis, at thy castle gate, Longing to see the charmed door of dreams Turn on its noiseless hinges, delicate sleep!



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This page presents the quote "O Liberty...! is it well To leave the gates unguarded?". Author of this quote is Thomas Bailey Aldrich. This quote is about gates, wells, liberty, freedom,.