When men were all asleep the snow came flying, In large white flakes falling on the city brown, … - Robert Bridges

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If we ban whatever offends any group in our diverse society, we will soon have no art, no culture, no humor, no satire. Satire is by its nature offensive. So is much art and political discourse. The value of these expressions far outweighs their risk.

Robert Bridges

When men were all asleep the snow came flying, In large white flakes falling on the city brown, Stealthily and perpetually settling and loosely lying, Hushing the latest traffic of the drowsy town.

Fall, Large, Lying, Men, Perpetually, Settling

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I know that if odour were visible, as colour is, I'd see the summer garden in rainbow clouds.

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When first we met we did not guess that Love would prove so hard a master.

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So sweet love seemed that April morn, when first we kissed beside the thorn, so strangely sweet, it was not strange we thought that love could never change.

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O soul, be patient: thou shalt find A little matter mend all this; Some strain of music to thy mind, Some praise for skill not spent amiss.

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But I can tell - let truth be told - That love will change in growing old; Though day by day is nought to see, So delicate his motions be.

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