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The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.
The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright read more
The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one:
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Look babies in your eyes, my pretty sweet one.
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects.
With eyes that look'd into the very soul--
. . . .
Bright--and as black and burning read more
With eyes that look'd into the very soul--
. . . .
Bright--and as black and burning as coal.
There are eyes half defiant,
Half meek and compliant;
Black eyes, with a wondrous, witching charm
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There are eyes half defiant,
Half meek and compliant;
Black eyes, with a wondrous, witching charm
To bring us good or to work with harm.
With affection beaming in one eye and calculation shining out of
the other.
With affection beaming in one eye and calculation shining out of
the other.
No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.
No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.