Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTHWisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
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The ocean is a mighty harmonist.
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A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard. Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides.
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Memories -images and precious thoughts that shall not die and cannot be destroyed.
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But He is risen, a later star of dawn.
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Faith is a passionate intuition.
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Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.
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In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.
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But who is innocent? By grace divine, Not otherwise,O Nature! we are thine.
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Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.
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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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Often in my way have I stood still, though but a casual passenger, so much I felt the awfulness of life.
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Poetry is emotion recollected in tranquillity.
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Love betters what is best.
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Never to blend our pleasure or our pride With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.
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True beauty dwells in deep retreats, Till heart with heart in concord beats, and the lover is beloved.
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