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She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, read more
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, aweary,
Oh God, that I were dead.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
