Borrowers of books -- those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes.
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Who has not felt how sadly sweet The dream of home, the dream of home, Steals o'er the heart, too soon to fleet, When far o'er sea or land we roam.
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I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is.
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Ay, down to the dust with them, slaves as they are From this hour let the blood in their dastardly veins, That shrunk at the first touch of Liberty's war, Be wasted for tyrants, or stagnate in chains.
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Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious, and free, First flower of the earth and first gem of the sea.
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We are nothing less than nothing, and dreams. We are only what might have been, and must wait upon the tedious shores of Lethe millions of ages before we have existence, and a name.
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