"He said Mister Clay seemed to be very weak and had a very bad cough, that he was sure Mister Clay wanted to do something for the good of his country during the little time he had left on Earth.

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He has that phrase, / "Anything more than the truth would have seemed too weak / to the earnest love that laid the swale in rows.

他写了这样一句，任何超过真理的东西都显得很脆弱/,用最真挚的爱意割下一排排草。

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