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“The beauty in her lover's eyes
Was admiration of her own.”

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Book II, Canto II, III Lais and Lucretia.
The Angel In The House (1854)

“What seems to us for us is true.
The planet has no proper light,
And yet when Venus is in view,
No primal star is half so bright.”

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Book II, Canto I, V Perspective.
The Angel In The House (1854)

“Strong passions mean weak will, and he
Who truly knows the strength and bliss
Which are in love, will own with me
No passion but a virtue 'tis.”

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Book I, Canto III, II Love a Virtue.
The Angel In The House (1854)