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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Thy voice is...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Thy voice is...

Thy voice is on the rolling air;
I hear thee where the waters run;
Thou standest in the rising sun,
And in...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Time, a maniac...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Time, a maniac...

Time, a maniac scattering dust,
And Life, a Fury slinging flame.


Source: In...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: We are not...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: We are not...

We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal...

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Alexander Pope: Men dream of...

Alexander Pope: Men dream of...

Men dream of courtship, but in wedlock wake.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Alexander Pope: Sir Plume, of...

Alexander Pope: Sir Plume, of...

Sir Plume, of amber snuff-box justly vain,
And the nice conduct of a clouded cane.


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Alexander Pope: She moves a...

Alexander Pope: She moves a...

She moves a goddess, and she looks a queen.

Source: Homer's Iliad, III. 1
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Alexander Pope: The worst of...

Alexander Pope: The worst of...

The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

Source: Imitations of Horace, bk. 1,...

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Alexander Pope: Satan is wiser...

Alexander Pope: Satan is wiser...

Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor.

Source:...

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Alexander Pope: Tis education forms...

Alexander Pope: Tis education forms...

Tis education forms the common mind,
Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.


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Alexander Pope: To observations which...

Alexander Pope: To observations which...

To observations which ourselves we make
We grow more partial for th' observer's sake.


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Alexander Pope: Tis hard to...

Alexander Pope: Tis hard to...

Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill
Appear in writing or in judging ill.


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Alexander Pope: Why did I...

Alexander Pope: Why did I...

Why did I write? what sin to me unknown
Dipt me in ink, my parents', or my own?


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A truth looks...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A truth looks...

A truth looks freshest in the fashions of the day.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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William Shakespeare: Love like a...

William Shakespeare: Love like a...

Love like a shadow flies when substance love pursues;
Pursuing that that flies, and flying what...

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Oscar Wilde: Please do not...

Oscar Wilde: Please do not...

Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

Source: In Impressions of...

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Oscar Wilde: Where there is...

Oscar Wilde: Where there is...

Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: Pessimist -- one...

Oscar Wilde: Pessimist -- one...

Pessimist -- one who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Source: In...

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Oscar Wilde: After a good...

Oscar Wilde: After a good...

After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.

Source: Lady...

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Oscar Wilde: Action is the...

Oscar Wilde: Action is the...

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Source: In The...

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Oscar Wilde: When liberty comes...

Oscar Wilde: When liberty comes...

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.

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