Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.

Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.

There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.

There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

The way of transgressors is hard.

The way of transgressors is hard.

There was not a greater gourmand living.

There was not a greater gourmand living.

The bit that one eates, no friend makes.

The bit that one eates, no friend makes.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

But neither bended knees, pure hands held up,
Sad sighs, deep groans, nor silver-shedding tears,
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But neither bended knees, pure hands held up,
Sad sighs, deep groans, nor silver-shedding tears,
Could penetrate her uncompassionate sire.