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Letter "L" » lustre
«When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.»
«The living self has one purpose only: to come into its own fullness of being, as a tree comes into full blossom, or a bird into spring beauty, or a tiger into lustre»
«Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh.»
«The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue»
Author: Samuel Johnson
(Critic, Poet, Writer)
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interposition, invigorate, invigorated, invigorates, invigorating, lustre, The Shades
«One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.»
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