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Night is the mother of counsels. - George Herbert

Night is the mother of counsels. – George Herbert

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The night is a skin pulled over the head of day that the day may be in torment. – Djuna Barnes

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Press close bare-bosomed night — press close magnetic nourishing night! Night of south winds! night of the large few stars! Still nodding night! mad naked summer night. – Walt Whitman

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O comfort-killing night, image of hell, dim register and notary of shame, black stage for tragedies and murders fell, vast sin-concealing chaos, nurse of blame! – William Shakespeare

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