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The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
I'm as pure as the driven slush.
I'm as pure as the driven slush.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
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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 stream is always purer at its source.
[Fr., Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source.]
The stream is always purer at its source.
[Fr., Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source.]
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
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.
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.