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He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
