"Alone I walked on the ocean strand, A pearly shell was in my hand; I stooped, and wrote upon the sand My name, the year, the day. As onward from the sport I passed, One lingering look behind I cast, A wave came rolling high and fast, And washed my lines away."

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Hannah Flagg Gould

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Hannah Flagg Gould was a 19th-century poet known for her evocative exploration of nature and identity in her works.

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"The north! the north! from out the north What founts of light are breaking forth, And streaming up these evening skies, A glorious wonder to our eyes!"

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