Charles Sumner: “Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all…”

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Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost.

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Sumner poetically expresses the profound impact of loss on both humanity and nature.

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Charles Sumner: “Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing through all her works, gave signs of woe That all was lost.”