"I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death."

Death, Power, Desire, Mankind

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"I put for the general inclination of all mankind, a perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death."

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"A few cold words on yonder stone, A corpse as cold as they can be - Vain words, and mouldering dust, alone - Can this be all that's left of thee? O, no! thy spirit lingers still Where'er thy sunny smile was seen: There's less of darkness, less of chill On earth, than if thou hadst not been.Thou breathest in my bosom yet, And dwellest in my beating heart; And, while I cannot quite forget, Thou, darling, canst not quite depart."

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