One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
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One sweet, sad secret holds my heart in thrall;
A mighty love within my breast has grown,
Unseen, unspoken, and of no one known;
And of my sweet, who gave it, least of all.
[Fr., Ma vie a son secret, mon ame a son mystere:
Un amour eternel en un moment concu.
La mal est sans remede, aussi j'ai du le taire,
Et elle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su.]

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance read more

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.

But to see her was to love her, Love but her, and love forever.

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.

Write them, above all, in your heart; there they can be neither burned nor destroyed, and you will take them read more

Write them, above all, in your heart; there they can be neither burned nor destroyed, and you will take them wherever you go.

The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.

The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.

Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.

Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.

What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people read more

What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things.