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What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., read more
What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., Qual diverra quel fiume,
Nel lungo suo cammino,
Se al fonte ancor vicino
E torbido cosi?]
The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the read more
The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the lips that touch their brow have known the kiss of sin.
The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond.
The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond.
We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict read more
We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night;
For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night
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Come, night; come, Romeo; come, thou day in night;
For thou wilt lie upon the wings of night
Whiter than new snow upon a raven's back.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
