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Lying Quotes by Percy Bysshe Shelley
- The soul's joy lies in doing.
- I could lie down like a tired child, And weep away the life of care Which I have borne, and yet must bear.
- For this is the most civil sort of lie That can be given to a man's face. I now Say what I think.
- Underneath Day's azure eyes, Ocean's nursling, Venice lies, A peopled labyrinth of walls, Amphitrite's destined halls
- When the lamp is shattered The light in the dust lies dead — When the cloud is scattered The rainbow's glory is shed....
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