In comparing men and books, one must always remember this important distinction,-that one can put the books down at anytime. -Nathaniel Parker Willis

 

In comparing men and books, one must always remember this important distinction,-that one can put the books down at anytime.


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Of dead kingdoms I recall the soul, sitting amid their ruins.

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For her heart was cold to all but gold,And the rich came not to woo --But honored well are charms to sellIf priests the selling do.

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Let us weep in our darkness, but weep not for him!Not for him who, departing, leaves millions in tears!Not for him who has died full of honor and years!Not for him who ascended Fame's ladder so high:From the round at the top he has stepped to the sky.

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The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence.

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Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness.

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