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Page 76
... once in the victory of truth ; but we do not now . We believed in our fellow men ; we do not now . We were zealous for justice ; but we are not so now . We were capa- ble of enthusiasm ; but no longer . To get through the shoals and ...
... once in the victory of truth ; but we do not now . We believed in our fellow men ; we do not now . We were zealous for justice ; but we are not so now . We were capa- ble of enthusiasm ; but no longer . To get through the shoals and ...
Page 200
... once so beautiful is dead . Your hands once touched this table and this silver , And I have seen your fingers hold this glass . These things do not remember you , beloved : And yet your touch upon them will not pass . For it was in my ...
... once so beautiful is dead . Your hands once touched this table and this silver , And I have seen your fingers hold this glass . These things do not remember you , beloved : And yet your touch upon them will not pass . For it was in my ...
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... once being given me . He that has lost a friend has more cause of joy that once he had him , than of grief that he is taken away . Shall a man bury his friendship with his friend ? -From On Death SENECA Death is sweet when it comes in ...
... once being given me . He that has lost a friend has more cause of joy that once he had him , than of grief that he is taken away . Shall a man bury his friendship with his friend ? -From On Death SENECA Death is sweet when it comes in ...
Contents
An eye comes out of the wave | 5 |
Give back life for life | 16 |
We take the future from ourselves | 27 |
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