And long we try in vain to speak and act
Our hidden self, and what we say and do
Is eloquent, is well—but 'tis not true.

Matthew Arnold

The Buried Life

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Original Citation

Arnold, Matthew, [published as A]. "The Buried Life." Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems. London: B. Fellowes, 1852, l. 64.

Current Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "The Buried Life." Dover Beach and Other Poems. Dover Publications, 2012, I. 64.