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Don't you remember, sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?
Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown;
Who wept with read more
Don't you remember, sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?
Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown;
Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile,
And trembl'd with fear at your frown!
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.
By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.
Though sands be black and bitter black the sea,
Night lie before me and behind me night,
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Though sands be black and bitter black the sea,
Night lie before me and behind me night,
And God within far Heaven refuse to light
The consolation of the dawn for me,--
Between the shadowy burns of Heaven and Hell,
It is enough love leaves my soul to dwell
With memory.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
Far from our eyes th' Enchanting Objects set,
Advantage by the friendly Distance get.
Far from our eyes th' Enchanting Objects set,
Advantage by the friendly Distance get.
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
