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But Men Loved Darkness rather than Light
But Men Loved Darkness rather than Light
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Richard Crashaw
04/28/2026 14:58h
The world’s light shines, shine as it will, The world will love its darkness still. I doubt though when the world’s in hell, It will not love its darkness half so well.
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