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I wonder if it hurts to live,And if they have to try,And whether, could they choose between,They would not rather die.

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If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.

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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.

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I did not reach thee, But my feet slip nearer every day; Three Rivers and a Hill to cross, One Desert and a Sea— I shall not count the journey one Wh...more

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Love is anterior to life Posterior to death Initial of creation and The exponent of breath.

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Because I could not stop for Death,He kindly stopped for me;The carriage held but just ourselvesAnd Immortality.We slowly drove, he knew no haste,And ...more

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There is a pain – so utter – It swallows substance up – Then covers the Abyss with Trance – So Memory can step Around – across – opon it – As one with...more

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The bustle in a houseThe morning after deathIs solemnest of industriesEnacted upon earth,--The sweeping up the heart,And putting love awayWe shall not...more

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Dying is a wild night and a new road.

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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame give me the man who living makes a name.

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I died for beauty but was scarceAdjusted in the tomb,When one who died for truth was lainIn an adjoining room.He questioned softly why I failed?"For b...more

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That I shall love always, I argue theethat love is life,and life hath immortality

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We do not play on Graves—Because there isn't Room—Besides—it isn't even—it slantsAnd People come—And put a Flower on it—And hang their faces so—We're ...more

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Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath.

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And I, could I stand byAnd see you freeze,Without my right of frost, Death's privilege?