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If ever any beauty I did see, Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee.

John Donne

Reason is our soul’s left hand, Faith her right, By these we reach divinity
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Divine Hands Ourselves Reason Soul
Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
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Bell God
Take me to you, imprison me, for I, except you enthrall me, never shall be free, nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
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Exception Freedom Prison Yourself
Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
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Death Diminish Freedom Kind Man
O Lord, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need thee.
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God Need Stand Suffering Thinking
All occasions invite His mercies, and all times are His seasons.
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Invitation Mercy Occasion Sesaon Time
Be more than man, or thou’rt less than an ant.
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Animal Man Worth Yourself
What if this present were the world’s last night?
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End Night Present World
God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice.
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God Justice Pieces Sick Translation War
As he that fears God fears nothing else, so he that sees God sees everything else.
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Fear God Himself See
We give each other a smile with a future in it.
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Each Other Future One Liner
Poor intricated soul! Riddling, perplexed, labyrinthical soul!
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Confusion Poor Soul
Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks.
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Gold Hands Happiness Live Love Silver
To be no part of any body, is to be nothing.
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Body One Liner Worth
Solitude is a torment which is not threatened in hell itself.
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Hell Solitude Threat
Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.
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Death Deep Equality Philosophy Spiritual Wisdom

If ever any beauty I did see, Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee.

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