Perfection

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Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time
It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others
It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill;
A perfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort, and command.

She was a Phantom of Delight
He spake of love, such love as spirits feel
In worlds whose course is equable and pure;
No fears to beat away, no strife to heal,—
The past unsighed for, and the future sure.

Laodamia
They are perfect; how else? they shall never change:
We are faulty; why not? we have time in store.

Old Pictures in Florence
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