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Ceylon
«What though the spicy breezes / Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, / Though every prospect pleases, / And only man is vile. In vain with lavish kindness / The gifts of God are strown, / The heathen in his blindness / Bows down to wood and stone.»
Author: Richard Heber
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blindness, bows, breezes, Ceylon, isle, Isle of Man, prospect, spicy
«PROSPECT, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden.Blow, blow, ye spicy breezes -- O'er Ceylon blow your breath, Where every prospect pleases, Save only that of death. --Bishop Sheber»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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breezes, Ceylon, forbidding, pleases, spicy
«SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as, the Dalai Lama of Thibet; the Moogum of M'bwango; the temple of Apes in Ceylon; the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat and the Onion of ancient Egypt; the Mufti of Moosh; the hair of the dog that bit Noah, etc.All things are either sacred or profane. The former to ecclesiasts bring gain; The latter to the devil appertain. --Dumbo Omohundro»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
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