The Cardinal ... It was as if a pulsing heart of flame passed by when he came winging through the orchard.
Gene Stratton-Porterwe know by the odour that occasionally we are visited by skunks, which are not poetic but very beautiful.
Gene Stratton-PorterTears were a blessing; they were a relief; they did wash the ache from the heart, ease brain strain, and encourage the soul.
Gene Stratton-PorterWhen any man accumulates more than he can earn with his own hands, he begins to enrich himself at the expense of the youth, the sweat, the blood, the joy of his fellow men.
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