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Evil and good are God's right hand and left.

— Philip James Bailey Festus (1839)

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Poets are all who love, who feel great truths,
And tell them; and the truth of truths is love.

Festus (1839)

We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on a dial.

Festus (1839)

Love spends his all, and still hath store.

Festus (1813)

The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love.

Festus (1813)

Could I love less, I should be happier now.

Festus (1813)

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God seeks comrades and claims love,
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