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But she bloomed on earth, where the most beautiful things have the saddest destiny; And rose, she lived as live the roses, for the space of a morning. [Fr., Mais elle etait du mond, ou les plus belles choses Ont le pire destin; Et Rose, elle a vecu ce que vivent les roses, L'espece d'un matin.] - in a letter of condolence to M. du Perrier on the loss of his daughter [Roses] While you are meditating revenge, the devil is meditating a recruit. - [Revenge] To will what God doth will, that is the only science That gives us any rest. - Consolation (st. 7), (Longfellow's translation) [Resignation] Our days and nights Have sorrows woven with delights. - To Cardinal Richelieu, (Longfellow's translation) [Sorrow]
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