The strangest experiences in life are apt to lose their effect if dwelt upon long enough. ("Furze Hollow")

A.M. Burrage
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The strangest experiences in life are apt to lose their effect if dwelt upon long enough. ("Furze Hollow") is a quotation from William Wordsworth's poem "Furze Hollow". The poem begins with the line: "O for a life of sensations manifold; / For forms and fancies, sights and sounds, / That the heart and the imagination may be filled." (lines 1–2). The final line: "The strangest experiences in life are apt to lose their effect if dwelt upon long enough. / (line 10) The phrase suggests that an experience that seemed extraordinary at the moment may become commonplace after time has passed.

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