Love, to endure life's sorrow and earth's woe, Needs friendship's solid mason-work below.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Upon the Sand — Poems of Passion; Complete concluding sentence and final couplet of the public-domain sonnet; full poem checked. Describes friendship as the foundation of enduring love.
- Upon the Sand — Poems of Passion
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