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He wanders, like a day-appearing dream,Through the dim wildernesses of the mind; Through desert woods and tracts, which seem Like ocean, homeless, bou...more

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Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

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Venice, it's temples and palaces did seem like fabrics of enchantment piled to heaven.

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A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the pains and plea...more

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When soul meets soul on lovers' lips.

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Alas! this is not what I thought life was.I knew that there were crimes and evil men,Misery and hate; nor did I hope to passUntouched by suffering, th...more

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We look before and after, And pine for what is not:Our sincerest laughterWith some pain is fraught;Our sweetest songs are those that tell Of saddest t...more