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So bent on self-sanctifying,—
That she never thought of trying
To save her poor husband as well.

— Robert Williams Buchanan

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Beauty and Truth, tho' never found, are worthy to be sought,
The singer, upward-springing,
Is grander than his singing,
And tranquil self-sufficing joy illumes the dark of thought.

Undertones (1883)

Along the melting shores of earth
An emerald flame there ran,
Forest and field grew bright, and mirth
Gladdened the flocks of man.

Balder the Beautiful (1877)

All that is beautiful shall abide,
All that is base shall die.

Balder the Beautiful (1877)

Their hearts and sentiments were free, their appetites were hearty.

It is not that I mourn you,
To mourn you were to scorn you,
For you are one step nearer to the beauty singers seek.

Undertones (1883)

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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

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The best way to worship God is to love your wife.

Victor Hugo Les Misérables (1862)

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