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"The smith and his penny both are black."
"Red, when mingled with black and white, gives a hue, which becomes when the colors are burnt and a greater portion of black is added. Flame-color is a mixture of auburn and dun; dun of white and black; pale of white and auburn. White and light meeting, and falling upon a full black, become dark ; dark blue mingling with white becomes a light blue; the union of flame-color and black makes leek-. There is no difficulty in seeing how other colors are probably composed. But he who should attempt to test the truth of this in fact, would forget the difference of the human and divine nature. God only is able to compound and resolve substances; such experiments are impossible to man."

Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus the Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black
"The smith and his penny both are black."
"Black, the color of the West, of truth, revelation, and destruction."
"I see a red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore, I want them to turn black I see the boys walk by pants in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes I see a line of cars and theyre all painted black With flowers and my love, both never to come back I see people turn their heads and quickly look away Like a new born baby, it just happens every day I look inside myself and see my heart is black I see my red door, I must have it painted black Maybe then Ill fade away and not have to face the facts Its not easy facing up, when your whole world is black"
"Black as holes within a memory"