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In doing so he has not just illumined the past, he has illumined the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

In doing so he has not just illumined the past, he has illumined the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pierre, this sparkling fire has illumined your soul; Paul, this butter has given an impulse to your understanding, and I perceive that this piece of salt pork stimulates my intelligence.

From Sophisms of the Protectionists by White, Horace

Reality is as the sun, which shines forth from different dawning points; it is as the light, which has illumined many lanterns.

From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá

"Here the soul has illumined its temporary dwelling with rays of light—the gift of Heaven."

From Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah by Lumley, Benjamin