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Those who ask for love in return are coolies demanding wages.
Those who ask for love in return are coolies demanding wages.
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.]
A DEEP-SWORN VOW
Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine.
Yet always read more
A DEEP-SWORN VOW
Others because you did not keep
That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine.
Yet always when I look death in the face,
When I clamber to the heights of sleep,
Or when I grow excited with wine,
Suddenly I meet your face.
Speak to me of love,
said St Francis to
the almond tree,
and the tree blossomed.
Speak to me of love,
said St Francis to
the almond tree,
and the tree blossomed.
Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.
Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom read more
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
It's love, it's love that makes the world go round.
It's love, it's love that makes the world go round.
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the read more
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.