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Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.

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For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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Body Desire Earth Myself Stars
And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.
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Height Man Mountain Revolution Stars Wonder
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
I saw the tracks of angels in the earth: the beauty of heaven walking by itself on the world.
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Angel Beautiful Earth Walk World
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name
Books can warm the heart with friendly words and counsel, entering into a close relationship with us which is articulate and alive.
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Alive Book Friendship Heart Relationship Warm
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet

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