What seems to us for us is true. The planet has no proper light, And yet when Venus is in view, No primal star is half so bright. (Coventry Patmore)

What seems to us for us is true. The planet has no proper light, And yet when Venus is in view, No primal star is half so bright.

Coventry Patmore

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