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There is a society in the deepest solitude.
There is a society in the deepest solitude.
Converse with men makes sharp the glittering wit,
But God to man doth speak in solitude.
Converse with men makes sharp the glittering wit,
But God to man doth speak in solitude.
O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,
Let it not be among the jumbled heap
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O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,
Let it not be among the jumbled heap
Of murky buildings: climb with me the steep,--
Nature's observatory--whence the dell,
In flowery slopes, its river's crystal swell,
May seem a span; let me thy vigils keep
'Mongst boughs pavilion'd, where the deer's swift leap
Startles the wild bee from the foxglove bell.
I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of read more
I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
I was never less alone than when by myself.
This is to be along; this, this is solitude!
This is to be along; this, this is solitude!
Among them, but not of them.
Among them, but not of them.
