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I believe in the human form; let me find something, some method, by which that form may achieve the utmost beauty.

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Now is eternity; now is the immortal life.

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Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched?

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A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he must be solitary.

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The workman in the true sense of the word - the artist in guns - is either extinct, or hidden in an obscure corner. There is no individuality about modern guns. One is exactly like another.

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The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.

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The 'crownd' is still the unit, the favourite coin of the labourers, especially the elder folk. They use the word something in the same sense as the dollar, and look with regret upon the gradual disappearance of the broad silver disc with the figure of 'St. Gaarge' conquering the dragon.

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A woman can see a woman so clearly - faluts, excellences, details - all are so clear to her.

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The old Greeks dwelt on the tendency of human affairs to drift downwards irresistibly to unhappiness. Guilt - that is, untoward and often involuntary actions - pulls generation after generation heavily as lead down, down, down.

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Grief falls upon human beings as the rain, not selecting good or evil, visiting the innocent, condemning those who have done no wrong.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: November 6th, 1848

Died: August 14th, 1887

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