The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
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The gods only laugh when people ask them for money.
The gods only laugh when people ask them for money.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.
I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might read more
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.
For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.
