War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.
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Hail to thee, blithe spirit Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated artPercy Bysshe Shelley
Whither have fled
The hues of heaven that canopied his bower
Of yesternight?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
All love is sweet, Given or returned. Common as light is love, And its familiar voice wearies not ever. ...... They who inspire it most are fortunate, As I am now but those who feel it most Are happier still.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Soft mossy lawns
Beneath these canopies extend their swells,
Fragrant with perfumed herbs, and eyed with blooms
Minute yet beautiful.
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The beauty of the internal nature cannot be so far concealed by its accidental vesture, but that the spirit of its form shall communicate itself to the very disguise and indicate the shape it hides from the manner in which it is worn. A majestic form.
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Scatter, as from an unextinguished hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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