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“Mastering the lawless science of our law,- that codeless myriad of precedent, that wilderness of single instances.”

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers; Unfaith is aught is want of faith in all.

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There is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass.

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The still affection of the heart Became an outward breathing type, That into stillness past again, And left a want unknown before; Although the…

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I do but sing because I must; and pipe but as the linnets sing.

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Here about the beach I wandered, nourishing a youth sublime With the fairy tales of science, and the long result of Time.

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So now I have sworn to bury All this dead body of hate I feel so free and so clear By the loss of…

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The jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honor feels.

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I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley.

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Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiver.

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Cast all your cares on God; that anchor holds.

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Such a one do I remember, whom to look at was love.

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If Nature put not forth her power About the opening of the flower, Who is it that could live an hour?

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Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.

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