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2、ealonetheskyisarched,Throughtheetheroseisred,Allthingsthroughtheetakenoblerform,Andlookbeyondtheearth,Andisthemill-roundofourfateAsun-pathinthyworth.MetoothynoblenesshastaughtTomastermydespair;ThefountainsofmyhiddenlifeArethroughthyfriendshipfair.ESSAYVIFriendshipWe
3、haveagreatdealmorekindnessthaniseverspoken.Maugrealltheselfishnessthatchillslikeeastwindstheworld,thewholehumanfamilyisbathedwithanelementoflovelikeafineether.Howmanypersonswemeetinhouses,whomwescarcelyspeakto,whomyetwehonor,andwhohonorus!Howmanyweseeinthestreet,ors
4、itwithinchurch,whom,thoughsilently,wewarmlyrejoicetobewith!Readthelanguageofthesewanderingeye-beams.Theheartknoweth.Theeffectoftheindulgenceofthishumanaffectionisacertaincordialexhilaration.Inpoetry,andincommonspeech,theemotionsofbenevolenceandcomplacencywhicharefel
5、ttowardsothersarelikenedtothematerialeffectsoffire;soswift,ormuchmoreswift,moreactive,morecheering,arethesefineinwardirradiations.Fromthehighestdegreeofpassionatelove,tothelowestdegreeofgood-will,theymakethesweetnessoflife.Ourintellectualandactivepowersincreasewitho
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8、ntotheirplaces,theoldcoatisexchangedforthenew,andtheymustgetupadinneriftheycan.Ofacommendedstranger,onlythegoodreportistoldbyothers,onlyth