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1812–1889

SUMMUM BONUM

Robert Browning

All the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee; All the wonder and wealth of the mine in the heart of one gem; In the core of one pearl all the shade and the shine of the sea; Breath and bloom, shade and shine — wonder, wealth, and — how far above them —

Truth, that's brighter than gem, Trust, that's purer than pearl — Brightest truth, purest trust in the universe — all were for me In the kiss of one girl.

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