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O Reader! hast thou ever stood to see
The Holly-tree?
The eye that contemplates it well perceives
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O Reader! hast thou ever stood to see
The Holly-tree?
The eye that contemplates it well perceives
Its glossy leaves
Ordered by an Intelligence so wise
As might confound the Atheist's sophistries.

by Robert Southey Found in: Holly Quotes,
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The march of intellect.

The march of intellect.

by Robert Southey Found in: Intellect Quotes,
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While Washington hath left
His awful memory,
A light for after times.

While Washington hath left
His awful memory,
A light for after times.

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If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the read more

If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.

by Robert Southey Found in: Brevity Quotes,
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Affliction is not sent in vain, young man,
From that good God, who chastens whom he loves.

Affliction is not sent in vain, young man,
From that good God, who chastens whom he loves.

by Robert Southey Found in: Affliction Quotes,
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