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And the properly constructive instincts are so rare,
Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior - Shantideva ��� 4. Taking Care (about Bodhichitta) Shantideva 2004
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Her lips were dewy rosebuds, her teeth of pearls rare,
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Although crime at such a large spiritual gathering is rare,
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The loss of her treasures, -- the subtle, the rare,
Beechenbrook A Rhyme of the War Margaret J. Preston
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In the church of sainted Lawrence stands a pix of sculpture rare,
Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer Jennie Ellis Keysor
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And others boasted of their toys, their trinkets rich and rare,
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Marbles of perfect sheen and hue, sculptures and tintings rare,
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With 'broider'd coat and lace-frill'd throat, and jewels rich and rare,
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Various
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The rain from heaven: such simple hearts are rare,
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The clank of scythes, the cricket's whir, and swelling woodnotes rare,
Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" Various
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