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“In nature all is useful, all is beautiful.”
The beauty of the natural world is savage; humans make it sweet,
And useful by their labour, and perfected when two lovers meet.
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“The history of the world is the biography of great men.”
To change the world is not for many hearts, such volume is not theirs to exercise;
But for whom it is, and those who feel more deeply, it unfolds before their eyes.
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“The first creature of God was the light of sense, the last was the light of reason.”
By heaven’s decree the first shall be last, and the last shall be raised to first,
Who abides by this is blessed in life, but who doesn’t shall be cursed.
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“The light shineth in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Not all who ever live shall love the splendours of the light,
For many are seduced by the enticements of the night.
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“Art is long and time is fleeting.”
When time has torn down our obelisks, and our glories have worn and waned away,
What shall remain to speak for us but thoughts preserved in colour, song and clay?
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