1st Earl of Arlington

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    Half the business is done, when one has gained the heart and the affections of those with whom one is to transact it.
    Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

    Black water, smooth above the weir
    Like starry velvet in the night,
    Though ruffled once, would soon appear
    The same as ever to the sight.
    —Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)