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No, yet to watch with melancholy eye
Where fleeing birds desert the chilly sky.

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Blind thine ethereal instinct is, but true;
And earthly light fades not thy heavenly blue,
But all thy days clasped to thy bosom bright
Thou hoardst its perfections for human sight

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Between us seems of significance.
It is wearing, and I have decided to throw it all off my mind. Be indipendant and let consequences take care of themselves

Mr Jenkins walked home with me and we discussed some character reading of his from Alice's writing. Very good I thought.

highly artistic { considerable talent
poetic
imaginative
cultivated at least in tasks.
with no { ostentation
showiness
vanity
\ liberal
(in spite of selfishness)
/
great analytic and critical faculty { reserve
self controll
head for minutae and details
deliberation
good idea of economy
strong taste for literature

selfish { highly self respecting
ambition
originality
would drop a friend cooly or take one up, but nevertheless capable of warm affection.
fond of things on large scale but probably prevented by circumstance