Nothing is to me more distasteful than that entire complacency and satisfaction which beam in the countenances of a new-married couple.
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And the best of all ways To lengthen our days Is to steal a few hours from the night, my dear.Charles Lamb
And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls, Shall long keep his memory green in our souls.
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The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er And hearts that once beat high for praise Now feel that pulse no more.
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And when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen, The maiden herself will steal after it soon.
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The bird let loose in Eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way.
Charles Lamb
All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
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