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Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour - let no night Seal thy...

Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour - let no night Seal thy...

I intended an Ode, And it turned to a Sonnet.

I intended an Ode, And it turned to a Sonnet.

Love comes unseen; we only see it go

Love comes unseen; we only see it go

Love comes unseen; we only see it go.

Love comes unseen; we only see it go.

What ye have been ye still shall be, When we are dust the dust among,...

What ye have been ye still shall be, When we are dust the dust among,...

A part of you has grown in me. And so you see, it's you and...

A part of you has grown in me. And so you see, it's you and...

Twice or thrice had I loved thee, Before I knew thy face or name.

Twice or thrice had I loved thee, Before I knew thy face or name.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes...

There is an important difference between love and friendship. While the former delights in extremes...

The chains of love are never binding as when the links are made of gold.

The chains of love are never binding as when the links are made of gold.

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you...

When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you...

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...

We have to realize that we are as deeply afraid to live and to love...

We have to realize that we are as deeply afraid to live and to love...

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

Sometimes we see things not as they are but as we are: Love brings understanding

Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as...

Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as...

To love is natural. To understand the variations of love is wisdom.

To love is natural. To understand the variations of love is wisdom.

When we don't know who to hate, we hate ourselves.

When we don't know who to hate, we hate ourselves.

One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing.

One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing.

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...