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Topic·Comforting words✕clear
John Milton1 quote
Apt words have power to suage The tumours of a troubled mind. — John Milton · 1671
Sir Walter Scott1 quote
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken! — Sir Walter Scott · 1815