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Happiness Quotes
Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice. (lines 1-5)
Choices Quotes
She dreams a little, and she feels the dark Encroachment of that old catastrophe, As a calm darkens among water-lights. (lines 6-8)
Religion Quotes
The pungent oranges and bright, green wings Seem things in some procession of the dead, Winding across wide water, without sound. The day is like wide water, without sound. Stilled for the passing...
Man and the Natural World Quotes
Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice. (lines 1-5)
Duty Quotes
Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice. (lines 1-5)