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In the black of desire
we rock and grunt, grunt and
shine
(Denise Levertov (b. 1923), Anglo-U.S. poet. "Song for Ishtar.")
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Come rain or come shine.
(Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), U.S. songwriter. "Come Rain or Come Shine," St. Louis Woman, A-M Music Corp. (1946).
Music composed by Harold Arlen (1905-1986).)
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Let the sun shine.
(Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849), in The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, vol. 1, p. 159, Houghton Mifflin (1906).)
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Shine alone, shine nakedly, shine like bronze,
that reflects neither my face nor any inner part
of my being, shine like fire, that mirrors nothing.
(Wallace Stevens (1879-1955), U.S. poet. "Nuances of a Theme by Williams.")
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You sang:
Me an' muh baby gonna shine, shine
Me an' muh baby gonna shine.
The strong men keep a-comin' on
The strong men git stronger . . .
(Sterling Allen Brown (b. 1901), U.S. poet, critic. Strong Men (l. 36-40). . .
Forerunners, The; Black Poets in America. Woodie King, Jr., ed. (1975) Howard University Press.)
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This must my comfort be:
That sun that warms you here shall shine on me.
(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Bolingbroke, in Richard II, act 1, sc. 3, l. 144-5.
On being banished by King Richard.)
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Spirit of Beauty, that dost consecrate
With thine own hues all thou dost shine upon
Of human thought or form,
(Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), British poet. Hymn to Intellectual Beauty (l. 13-15). . .
The Complete Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary Shelley, ed. (1994) The Modern Library/Random House.)
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For the sun will shine in my back door some day.
(Richard M. Jones (1892-1945), U.S. songwriter. "Trouble in Mind," MCA Music (1937).
Music composed by Harry Warren (1893-1981).)
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Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright,
But looked to near, have neither heat nor light.
(John Webster (1580-1625), British dramatist. repr. In The Complete Works of John Webster, ed. F.L. Lucas (1927). Bosola's song, in The Duchess of Malfi, act 4, sc. 2, l. 143-4 (1623).)
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No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds—November!
(Thomas Hood (1799-1845), British poet. No! (L. 22-23). . .
Fireside Book of Humorous Poetry, The. William Cole, ed. (1959) Simon and Schuster.)
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