Desolate Quote by Ouida Download Open image “The joy of a strong nature is as cloudless as its suffering is desolate.” — Ouida ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Desolate Joy Nature Strong Suffering
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What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Spirit of BEAUTY, that dost consecrate With thine own hues all thou dost shine upon Of human thought or form, where art thou gone?… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
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Leaves like rusty tin for the desolate mind that has seen the end- the barest glimmerings. Leaves aswirl with gulls made wild by winter. — Giorgos Seferis Copy Share Image
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