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Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.
Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.
It's the things I might have said that fester.
It's the things I might have said that fester.
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
There is no such thing as happiness, only lesser shades of melancholy.
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
So bright the tear in Beauty's eye,
Love half regrets to kiss it dry.
So bright the tear in Beauty's eye,
Love half regrets to kiss it dry.
Even Pain pricks to livelier living.
Even Pain pricks to livelier living.
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
There is no aphrodisiac like innocence.
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
