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Art is the most passionate orgy within man’s grasp.

John Donne

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were.
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Art Build Creation Poetry
Solitude is a torment which is not threatened in hell itself.
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Hell Solitude Threat
Who are a little wise the best fools be.
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Best Fools One Liner Wisdom
More than kisses, letters mingle souls.
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Kiss Letter Soul
For love all love of other sights controls and makes one little room an everywhere.
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Control Love Oneself Room
I do not love a man, except I hate his vices, because those vices are the enemies, and the destruction of that friend whom I love.
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Enemy Exception Friendship God Love Man Myself Vice
Poor intricated soul! Riddling, perplexed, labyrinthical soul!
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Confusion Poor Soul
Nothing but man of all envenomed things, doth work upon itself, with inborn stings.
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Man Responsibility Work
Festive alcohol sometimes leads to an excess of honesty.
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Alcohol Drink Honesty Leadership
Sleep with clean hands, either kept clean all day by integrity or washed clean at night by repentance.
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Cleaning Hands Integrity Night Regret
Love was as subtly caught, as a disease; But being got it is a treasure sweet, which to defend is harder than to get: And ought not be profaned on either part, for though ‘Tis got by chance, ‘Tis kept by art.
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Art Hard Love Sick Sweet Treasure
A man that is not afraid of a Lion is afraid of a Cat .
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Afraid Animal Fear Man
Love’s mysteries in souls do grow, But yet the body is his book.
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Body Book Grow Love Mystery Soul
Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.
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Beautiful Build Death Love
Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing.
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Greatness Nature Pieces
I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we lov’d?
JOHN DONNE

Life Love Myself Wonder

Art is the most passionate orgy within man’s grasp.

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