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To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
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.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
