"Now Spring returns; but not to me returns."

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Source: Michael Bruce, Alexander Balloch Grosart (1865). “The Works of Michael Bruce: Ed. with Memoir and Notes”, p.81

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Michael Bruce

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Michael Bruce was a Scottish poet known for his evocative verses that explore themes of love and nature, particularly in his work 'The Elegy'.

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