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Literature cannot be the business of a woman's life, and it ought not to be.( Southey's reply to Charlotte Bronte)Robert Southey
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It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment.Robert Southey
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As sure as God is good so surely there is no such thing as necessary evil.Robert Southey
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Is but the threshold of eternity.Robert Southey
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It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.Robert Southey
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Thou hast been called O sleep! the friend of woe But 'tis the happy who have called thee so.Robert Southey
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What will not woman gentle woman dare When strong affection stirs her spirit up?Robert Southey
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It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are condensed the deeper they burn.Robert Southey
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Live as long as you may the first twenty years are the longest half of your life.Robert Southey
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No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.Robert Southey
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The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.Robert Southey
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A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.Robert Southey