Leigh Hunt - Sweets Quotes

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Stolen sweets are always sweeter,
Stolen kisses much completer,
Stolen looks are nice in chapels,
Stolen, stolen, be your apples.

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Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get
Sweets into your list, put that in.
Say I'm weary, say I'm sad,
Say that health and wealth have missed me;
Say I'm growing old, but add
Jenny kissed me.

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Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
'What writest thou?'—The vision raised its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answered, 'The names of those who love the Lord.'

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An author is like a baker; it is for him to make the sweets, and others to buy and enjoy them.

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The fish is swift, small-needing, vague yet clear, A cold, sweet, silver life, wrapped in round waves...

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Where the mouth is sweet and the eyes intelligent, there is always the look of beauty, with a right heart.

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