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aug 11 - “A single thought which benefits and harms me Bitter and sweet alternate endlessly in my heart.
Between hope and fear this thought weighs down on me
So much that peace and rest flee from me.”
— Aug 11, 2026 09:32AM
Between hope and fear this thought weighs down on me
So much that peace and rest flee from me.”
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bente
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aug 24 - “A he'rt tae break, an' a mou' tae kiss, Tho' he be nae mine, as I am his.”
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bente
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aug 23 - “I'll carry ma lantern, and daur defend ye agin ony foe; and whilst there is breath in me, I'll blaw it intae ye.”
— 22 hours, 27 min ago
bente
is on page 322 of 592
aug 22 - “They hae sought it up, they hae sought it doon, They hae sought it maist severely, Till they fand it on the fair plum-tree That shines on the bowling-green o Airlie.”
— Aug 22, 2026 02:06PM
bente
is on page 321 of 592
aug 21 - “like every new experience because it was new to you”
— Aug 21, 2026 09:59AM
bente
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aug 20 - “My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer;”
— Aug 20, 2026 01:33AM
My heart's in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer;”
bente
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aug 19 - “It whole or almost whole, Acceptance and gratitude
Like travellers return
And stand where first they stood.”
— Aug 20, 2026 01:31AM
Like travellers return
And stand where first they stood.”
bente
is on page 317 of 592
aug 18 - “An island on the rim of the world in that space between slate, sea and sky where air and ocean currents are plays of wild energy and the light changes everything.”
— Aug 18, 2026 02:17PM
bente
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aug 17 - “Oh! ye soldiers who fall in defence of your flag, What are you to the hero who brings down the stag?”
— Aug 17, 2026 11:32AM
bente
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aug 16 - “"Twas sweet, ay, sweet from many things; But (sweeter than all with scent Of long past years and laughter and tears
It to me was redolent.”
— Aug 16, 2026 05:19AM
It to me was redolent.”