A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own.
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Obedient to the lightThat shone within his soul, he went, pursuing
The windings of the dell.
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That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the Moon.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Day and night, day and night,
He was my breath and life and light,
For three short years, which soon were passed.
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I slept, and silver dreams did aye inspire
My liquid sleep; I woke, and did approve
All Nature to my heart, and thought to make
A paradise of earth for one sweet sake.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Of vapours, from whose solid atmosphere
Black rain, and fire, and hail will burst: O hear!
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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