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• At the close of the day when the hamlet is still, And mortals the sweets of forgetfulness prove, When naught but the torrent is heard on the hill, And naught but the nightingale's song in the grove.
  -- James Beattie (1735-1803) -- The Hermi...
• And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb. -- James Beattie (1735-1803) -- The Hermi
• When the night's darkest, the dawn's nearest. -- Proverb
• He thought as a sage, though he felt as a man. -- James Beattie (1735-1803) -- The Hermi
• By the glare of false science betray'd, That leads to bewilder, and dazzles to blind.
  -- James Beattie (1735-1803) -- The Hermi...
• But an old age serene and bright, And lovely as a Lapland night, Shall lead thee to thy grave.
  -- Wordsworth...
• Even such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with age and du
  Who in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days....
• Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.
  -- New Testament -- James i, 12...
• When I have one foot in the grave I will tell the truth about women.
  I shall tell it, jump into my coffin, pull the lid over me, and say, "Do what you like now....