"I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all."
— In Memoriam A.H.H.

January 1, 1970

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XXVII, stanza 4; this may have been inspired by William Congreve's quote " 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved." from The Way of the World · .