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My weary soul they seem to soothe,
And, redolent of joy and youth,
To breathe a second spring. My weary soul they seem to soothe,
And, redolent of joy and youth,
To breathe a second spring.

Thomas Gray

healing

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Now night perfumes lie upon the air,
As rests the blossom on the loaded bough;... - MORE Now night perfumes lie upon the air,
As rests the blossom on the loaded bough;
And each deep-drawn breath is redolent
Of all the folded flowers' mingled scent
That rises in confused rapture now.

Philip Larkin

night | summer

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A phoenix it is
This hearse that must bless... - MORE A phoenix it is
This hearse that must bless
With aromatic gums
That cost great sums,
The way of thurification
To make a fumigation,
Sweet of reflare,
And redolent of air,

John Skelton

rebirth | birds

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They are very proper forest houses, the stems of the trees collected together and piled up around a man to keep out wind and rain,... - MORE They are very proper forest houses, the stems of the trees collected together and piled up around a man to keep out wind and rain,—made of living green logs, hanging with moss and lichen, and with the curls and fringes of the yellow birch bark, and dripping with resin, fresh and moist, and redolent of swampy odors, with that sort of vigor and perennialness even about them that toadstools suggest.

Henry David Thoreau

houses and homes

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