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by William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams

Subtle, clever brain, wiser than I am,
by what devious means do you contrive
to remain idle? Teach me, O master.




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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
• Francois de La Rochefoucauld


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    A precious Mouldering
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