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To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
