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He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
