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They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.

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Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock’d in the cradle of the western breeze.
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Hand Rock Spring Tree
Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy.
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Ecstasy Elegant Simplicity Warm
The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have passed away.
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Away Darkest Day Hope Passed Tomorrow
Built God a church and laughed His word to scorn.
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Built Church God Laugh Scorn
Books are not seldom talismans and spells.
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Book Seldom Spell
There is in souls a sympathy with sounds.
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Audible Music Soul Sound Sympathy
I am out of humanity’s reach.I must finish my journey alone,Never hear the sweet music of speech;I start at the sound of my own.
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Humanity Journey Music Reach Speech Sweet
Pleasure admitted in undue degree, enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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Admit Degrees Enslave Judgment Leave Pleasure
I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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Greatly Pity Rum Slavery Sugar
War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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Game King Ply Subject War Wise
We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works die too.
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Death Die Dust Mightiest Turn Work
In a fleshly tomb, I am buried above ground.
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Above Buried Flesh Ground Tomb
…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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Evening Let Night Peaceful Welcome
Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore.
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Lodge Solitude Some Successful War Wilderness
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
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Empty Man Patriot Political Politics Stomach
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
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Mind Occupation Quite Relaxation Wisdom
How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making them; and how delightful to meet with a proof of it in the effectual and actual grant of them.
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Assurance Believe Even Happy Heard Make Petition Prayer Proof
Trials make the promise sweet, Trials give new life to prayer; Trials bring me to His feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
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Feet Make Prayer Promise Sweet Trial
Heaven’s harmony is universal love.
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Harmony Heaven Love Religious Universal
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
Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.
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Being Connection Knowledge Men Mind Often Time Wisdom
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
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
The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
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Bitter Bud Flower Sweet Taste
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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Comes Happiness Only Ourselves Purpose Squandering
Tea – the cups that cheer but not inebriate.
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Cheer Cup Drinking Inebriate Tea
I venerate the man whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life, Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause.
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Doctrine Hand Heart Life Man Pure Venerate

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