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“Thou makest the man, O Sorrow!--yes, the whole man,--as the crucible gold.”

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Alphonse de Lamartine was a French Romantic poet, novelist, and politician. He is known for his lyrical poetry and novels, which have had a profound influence on literature. more

“The death of a man's wife is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its cares and vicissitudes falls upon the old widower's heart, and there is nothing to break their force, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand were withered; as if one wing of his angel was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground.”

“Men are misers, and women prodigal, in affection.”

Men Women Affection Misers Prodigals

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“Nature has given women two painful but heavenly gifts, which distinguish them, and often raise them above human nature,--compassion and enthusiasm. By compassion, they devote themselves; by enthusiasm they exalt themselves.”

Humans Two Given Women Compassion Human Nature Raises Painful Enthusiasm Heavenly

Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

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