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Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes: History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.
         

History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.


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Love withers under constraints: its very essence is liberty: it is compatible neither with obedience, jealousy, nor fear.



Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.



O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?

O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?



Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, - To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress Its music.

Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, - To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress Its music.



War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.

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