Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die
Interpretation
The quote reflects on love and loss, suggesting that love endures even beyond death.
In this quote, Nikolai Gogol uses the image of two turtle doves to symbolize a deep and enduring love that continues even after the speaker's death. The doves, known for their monogamous nature, are portrayed as mourners who guide the living to the speaker's resting place, emphasizing the notion that love transcends mortality and that the memories of lost love linger on with sorrow.
In practice
This quote could be used in a eulogy to express enduring love for the departed.
At the end of the table, the secretary was reading the decision in some case, but in such a mournful and monotonous voice, that the condemned man himself would have fallen asleep while listening to it. The judge, no doubt, would have been the first of all to do so, had he not entered into an engrossing conversation while it was going on.
You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
I here ask pardon of all my compatriots for everything of which I have been guilty towards them. I know that, by my ill-considered and immature works, I have brought distress to many and that I have even provoked others to attack me openly and, in general, have produced displeasure in many.
If you have not first pondered the entire situation of the man whom you wish to help, and if you have not brought with you instructions for him to follow henceforth in leading his life, he will not receive great good from your help.
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.
This act of total surrender is not merely a fantastic intellectual and mystical gamble; it is something much more serious. It is an act of love for this unseen person, who, in the very gift of love by which we surrender ourselves to his reality also makes his presence known to us.
The moon has become a dancer _x000D_ at this festival of LOVE.
Sensuality is the total mobilization of the senses: an individual observes his partner intently, straining to catch every sound.
I felt like a seed in a pomegranate. Some say that the pomegranate was the real apple of Eve, fruit of the womb, I would eat my way into perdition to taste you.
Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth: the Blessed Sacrament β¦ There you will find romance, glory, honour, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth.
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