Potential Titles: Philosophy

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Between a horse and philosophy - Carl Adamshick "Black Snow [I live between the bus stop]"

Earth's philosopher traced with his golden pen - Cecil Frances Alexander "The Burial of Moses"

Forsake philosopher and sage - Lucius Beebe "Corydon"

Pierc'd through the gloom of dark Philosophy - William Combe "The First of April"

With false weapons of Philosophy - Rev. William Crowe "Lewesdon Hill"

The doting fingers of prurient philosophers - E.E. Cummings "La Guerre (II)"

And build philosophy upon old schools - Russell W. Davenport "Poem"

Discuss philosophy with the white clouds - Han-Shan "[I look far off at T'ien-t'ai's summit]" transl. by Burton Watson

A number-group philosopher and mystic of the aleph-number school - Harry Martinson "Aniara 47" transl. by Stephen Klass and Leif Sjöberg

To teach philosophers the thirst of thieves - George Meredith "A Ballad of Fair Ladies in Revolt"

Sick Philosophy's last leaves - George Meredith "The Spirit of Shakespeare"

The loftiest flights of their philosophy - Alfred Noyes "Aristotle"

Shall I tell philosophy's fortune? - Marin Sorescu "Seneca" transl. by Michael Hamburger

And keep beside her strong Philosophy - Frederick W. Thomas "The Emigrant, or Reflections While Descending the Ohio"

Which make the best philosophy untrue - Henry David Thoreau "Winter Memories"

Away with philosophers, away with sages - "The Way of Virtue: Away with Philosophers" transl. not credited [The Jade Flute, c.1960, Project Gutenberg]

The mountain of art and philosophy - Yi Lei "A Single Woman's Bedroom" transl. by Tracy K. Smith and Changtai Bi


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