“Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright,
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The White Devil (1612)
“Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven; and every countenance, bright with smiles, and glowing with innocent enjoyment, is a mirror transmitting to others the rays of a supreme and ever-shining benevolence.”
Source: Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving
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