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We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.
Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?
Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?
Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon,
So costly were they; carpets, every stitch
Of workmanship read more
Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon,
So costly were they; carpets, every stitch
Of workmanship so rare, they make you wish
You could glide o'er them like a golden fish.
On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.
On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.
I always thought I should be treated like a star.
I always thought I should be treated like a star.
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!
Fell luxury! more perilous to youth
Than storms or quicksands, poverty of chains.
Fell luxury! more perilous to youth
Than storms or quicksands, poverty of chains.
The media is constantly redefining what luxury is. Luxury can be
a dirty sock if dressed up in the read more
The media is constantly redefining what luxury is. Luxury can be
a dirty sock if dressed up in the right way.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
