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Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
