"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav'n of hell and a hell of a heav'n."
-- John Milton, poet
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जब नरम गुलाबी होंठो से हिम का सा हास बिखर जाये रसियाते राते गालों पर तन का मधुमास बिखर जाये ! जब सारे शब्दों की भाषा 'हाँ' 'ना' में अटकती हो अंगो से होकर अंगो तक चन्दन की बास लिपटती हो ! तब नीति नियम सिर पर बोलें, तब दूर क्षितिज पर मन डोले मुझको तो ऐसे योवन की सौगात असंभव लगती है !!!
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