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The black-winged Erinnys
Will never enter those homes where the hands are lifted up in prayer,
And the gods have accepted their offerings.

— Georgiana Chatterton The Heiress and Her Lovers (1863)

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But in the good there is every kind of wisdom.

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Now there are many pleasures in life,
Long conversations, and leisure, that delightful evil.

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In Ireland, all is either brilliant sunshine or dark shadow, and its scenery, its skies, and the countenances of its genuine sons, are all either smiles or tears.

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Moderation, the noblest gift of heaven.

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Trouble adds toil to grief.

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