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OPINIONS by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON

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First Line: HE SCORNED THEM FROM THE CENTRE OF HIS HEART
Last Line: HOW CAN HE CHOOSE BUT LOATHE THEM?
HE scorned them from the centre of his heart,
For well he knew mankind; and he who knows
Must loathe or pity. He who dwells apart,
With books, and nature, and philosophy,
May lull himself with pity; he who dwells
In crowds and cities, struggling with his race,
Must daily see their falsehood and their faults,
Their cold ingratitude, their selfishness --
How can he choose but loathe them?



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