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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.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Women love men for their defects; if men have enough of them, women will forgive them anything, even their gigantic read more
Women love men for their defects; if men have enough of them, women will forgive them anything, even their gigantic intellects.
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.
Love gives itself; it is not bought.
Love gives itself; it is not bought.
Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do read more
Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes, Being vexed, read more
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes, Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall and a preserving sweet.
Love begins with an image; lust with a sensation.
Love begins with an image; lust with a sensation.
