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Ralph Waldo Emerson: No man should...

Ralph Waldo Emerson: No man should...

No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes...

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William Wordsworth: The mind that...

William Wordsworth: The mind that...

The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind.

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William Wordsworth: A multitude of...

William Wordsworth: A multitude of...

A multitude of causes unknown to former times are now acting with a combined force to blunt the discriminating powers...

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William Wordsworth: Stern Daughter of...

William Wordsworth: Stern Daughter of...

Stern Daughter of the Voice of God!
O Duty! if that name thou love
Who art a light to guide, a rod
To check...

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William Wordsworth: Behold the child...

William Wordsworth: Behold the child...

Behold the child among his new-born blisses,
A six-years' darling of a pigmy size!


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William Wordsworth: I thought of...

William Wordsworth: I thought of...

I thought of Chatterton, the marvellous boy,
The sleepless soul that perished in his...

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William Wordsworth: Lost in the...

William Wordsworth: Lost in the...

Lost in the gloom of uninspired research.

Source: The Excursion
-- William...

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William Wordsworth: And now I...

William Wordsworth: And now I...

And now I see with eye serene
The very pulse of the machine;
A being breathing thoughtful breath,
A traveller...

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William Wordsworth: Dear God! the...

William Wordsworth: Dear God! the...

Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!


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William Wordsworth: Small service is...

William Wordsworth: Small service is...

Small service is true service, while it lasts.

Source: To a Child, Written in her...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Claspt hands and...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Claspt hands and...

Claspt hands and that petitionary grace
Of sweet seventeen subdued me ere she spoke.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Because right is...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Because right is...

Because right is right, to follow right were wisdom, in the scorn of consequence.

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Half light, half...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Half light, half...

Half light, half shade,
She stood, a sight to make an old man young.


Source: The...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Love is of...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Love is of...

Love is of the valley, come thou down
And find him.


Source: The Princess, VII,...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: My purpose holds<br>To...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: My purpose holds
To...

My purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Pray God our...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Pray God our...

Pray God our greatness may not fail
Thro' craven fears of being great.


Source:...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: On one side...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: On one side...

On one side lay the Ocean, and on one
Lay a great water, and the moon was full.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ring out, wild...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Ring out, wild...

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Softly, thro' a...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Softly, thro' a...

Softly, thro' a vinous mist,
My college friendships glimmer.


Source: Will...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The rose was...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The rose was...

The rose was awake all night for your sake,
Knowing your promise to me;
The lilies and roses were all...

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