Enjoy the rainbow while it lasts and don't chase it when it's gone.
we not only wish to be pleased, but to be pleased in that particularway in which we have been accustomed to be pleased.
Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
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we not only wish to be pleased, but to be pleased in that particularway in which we have been accustomed to be pleased.
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