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 The charm dissolves apace;
 And as the morning steals upon the night,
  Melting the darkness, so their read more 
 The charm dissolves apace;
 And as the morning steals upon the night,
  Melting the darkness, so their rising senses
   Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle
    Their clearer reason. 
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is read more
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward 
heaven, that there may be darkness over the read more 
 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward 
heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even 
darkness which may be felt. 
 Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,
 War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,
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 Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,
 War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it,
  Making it momentany as a sound,
   Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,
    Brief as the lightning in the collied night,
     That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,
      And ere a man hath power to say 'Behold!'
       The jaws of darkness do devour it up:
        So quick bright things come to confusion. 
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
 The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
 The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
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 The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
 The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
  The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,
   And the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need
    Of aid from them--she was the Universe.