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"What a silly thing Love is"
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The Nightingale
"Yet Love is better than Life, and what is the heart of a bird compared to the heart of a man?"
The Nightingale
"you must build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with your own heart's-blood"
The Rose-tree
"In fact, she is like most artists; she is all style, without any sincerity."
The Student
"everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers"
The Professor's daughter