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“But life is sweet, though all that makes it sweet Lessen like sound of friends' departing feet; And Death is beautiful as feet of friend Coming with welcome at our journey's end. For me Fate gave, whate'er she else denied, A nature sloping to the southern side; I thank her for it, though when clouds arise Such natures double-darken gloomy skies.”
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- Source:
- To George William Curtis.
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 9d4e58d5eaa588e2a79e733349bdc855b19440ad5e6bad231aa0fd8a176ae413
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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