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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.

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There is a pleasure in poetic pains / Which only poets know.
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Pain Pleasure Poet Poetic Poetry
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Mind Occupation Quite Relaxation Wisdom
Perhaps thou gav’st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.
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Bliss Kissing Soul Tear Unseen Weep
Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.
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Exhilarate Languid Music Nature Rural Sight Silence Tone
Absence of occupation is not rest.
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Absence Happen Occupation Rest
Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.
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Attentive Head Knowledge Men Own Repeat Thought Widsom
A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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Fool Humorous Intellectual Now Right Truth
Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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Harmony Heaven Love Religious Universal
Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth.
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Ceremony Fighting Prepare Shadow Truth
There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
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Air Brisk Ear Heart Martial Melt Mind Music Pease Pitch Soul Sound Sympathy
England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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Country Fault Love May Mind Still
God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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Moving Mysterious Perform Way Wonder
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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Empty Man Patriot Political Politics Stomach
…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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Evening Let Night Peaceful Welcome
Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
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Console Pain Pleasure String Vices Virtue
Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Being Connection Knowledge Men Mind Often Time Wisdom
Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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Ecstasy Elegant Simplicity Warm
There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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Audible Music Soul Sound Sympathy
Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
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Garden Gardening Greenhouses Love
But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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Alone Heaven Lost Oar Prevail Toil
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
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Feeble Grace Judging Lord People Person Sweet
The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
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Bird Endurance Future Least Longest Wings
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Inspirational Knowledge Life Motivational Proud Wisdom
The still small voice is wanted.
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Still Voice Want Wanted
Great offices will have great talents, and God gives to every man the virtue, temper, understanding, taste, that lifts him into life, and lets him fall just in the niche he was ordained to fill.
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Fall Giving Great Men Office Talent
Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.
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Absence Death Despair Frustrate Love Miss Missing Severer
I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
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Bless Cease Continue Enemies Friend Pray Such

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