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Thought and theory must precede all action, that moves to salutary purposes. Yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

William Wordsworth

A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light.
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Comfortable Light Perfection Spirit Woman
O joy! that in our embers Is something that doth live, That nature yet remembers What was so fugitive!
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Joy Live Nature Ourselves Remember
Never to blend our pleasure or our pride With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.
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Feeling Ourselves Pleasure Pride
Let Nature be your teacher.
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Nature Teacher Yourself
Imagination is the means of deep insight and sympathy, the power to conceive and express images removed from normal objective reality.
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Expression Imagination Power Reality
Prompt to move but firm to wait – knowing things rashly sought are rarely found.
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Rare Wait
Habit rules the unreflecting herd.
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Habit Reflection Rule
But thou that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation.
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Creation Enemy Herself Imagination Light
Then my heart with pleasure fills And dances with the daffodils.
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Dance Flower Heart Myself Nature
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretch’d in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
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Dance End Shine Stars
Pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find.
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Gift Nature
Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee.
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Comfortable Sea
And suddenly all your troubles melt away, all your worries are gone, and it is for no reason other than the look in your partner’s eyes. Yes, sometimes life and love really is that simple.
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Eyes Life Love Reason Simplicity Worry Yourself
But He is risen, a later star of dawn.
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Himself Rise Stars
The ocean is a mighty harmonist.
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Ocean One Liner
Shalt show us how divine a thing A woman may be made.
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Divine Woman

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