“ A poet is a painter in his way, he draws to the life, but in another kind; we draw the nobler part, the soul and the mind; the pictures of the pen shall outlast those of the pencil, and even worlds themselves. ”
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“ That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. ”
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“ As love is the most noble and divine passion of the soul, so is it that to which we may justly attribute all the real satisfactions of life, and without it, man is unfinished, and unhappy. ”
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“ Nothing is more capable of troubling our reason, and consuming our health, than secret notions of jealousy in solitude. ”
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“ That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. ”
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“ And all my kisses on thy balmy lips as sweet,As are the breezes breath'd amidst the grovesOf ripening spices on the height of day:As vigorous too. ”
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“ Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life. ”
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“ And all my kisses on thy balmy lips as sweet,As are the breezes breath'd amidst the grovesOf ripening spices on the height of day:As vigorous too. ”
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