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Them Quotes by Robert Southey
- I have told you of the Spaniard who always put on his spectacles when about to eat cherries, that they might look bigger and more…
- Whoever has tasted the breath of morning knows that the most invigorating and most delightful hours of then day are commonly spent in bed; though…
- For a young and presumptuous poet a disposition to write satires is one of the most dangerous he can encourage. It tempts him to personalities,…
- Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of your life. They appear so while they are passing; they…
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