Quote #4

Thy pardon, Father, I beseech, In this my prayer if I offend; One something sees beyond his reach From childhood to his journey's end. My wife, our little boy Aignan, Have travelled even to Narbonne; My grandchild has seen Perpignan; And I - have not seen Carcassonne.

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