26 Quotes by Eliza Cook

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    The pains of life serve, by contrast, to multiply enjoyment; they constitute the foil which sets off and heightens the flashing brightness of the gem.

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    That charity which longs to publish itself ceases to be charity.

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    An honest man is believed without an oath, for his reputation swears for him.

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    every deceased friend is magnet draw us into another world.

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    Inch by inch grows the child till maturity's prime.

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    Welcome, all hail to thee! / Welcome, young Spring! / Thy sun-ray is bright / On the butterfly’s wing. / Beauty shines forth / In the blossom-robed trees; / Perfume floats by / On the soft southern breeze.

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    Welcome! all hail to thee, / Heart-stirring May! / Thou hast won from my wild harp / A rapturous lay. / And the last dying murmur / That sleeps on the string / Is welcome! All hail to thee, / Welcome, young Spring!

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    Oh, the hills shall be a home for me, I'd leave a throne for the home of the free.

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