Living
Momentous to himself as I to me
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Living
Momentous to himself as I to me
Hath each man been that ever woman bore;
Once, in a lightning-flash of sympathy,
I felt this truth, an instant, and no more.
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MLA
Watson, William. “Momentous to himself as I to me.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/73/.
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Watson, William. “Momentous to himself as I to me.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/73/.
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