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The Lily The modest

The Lily
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
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Lily, The The modest

Lily, The
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
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The tree which moves some

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.
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As I was walking among

As I was walking among the fires of Hell,
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I have always found that

I have always found that angels have the vanity to speak of themselves as the only wise.
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To see a world in

To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
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O why was I born

O why was I born with a different face?
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When thou seest an eagle,

When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius lift up thy head
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Those who restrain desire, do

Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
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