"The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field."

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"The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field."

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"There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie."

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"Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him."

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"The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!"

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