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The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of a Spirit made for what it has not found but must forever seek as an Ideal.
William Ellery Channing
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"The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of a Spirit made for what it has not found but must forever seek as an Ideal."
— William Ellery Channing

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The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of a Spirit made for what it has not found but must forever seek as an Ideal. — William Ellery Channing

About William Ellery Channing

William Ellery Channing was a Writer from United States (1780–1842).

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William Ellery Channing lived from 1780 – 1842.