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Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.
Our content
Is our best having.
Our content
Is our best having.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
