All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]

He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]

Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
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Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.

Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?

Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?

The whole family is packed into one trap.

The whole family is packed into one trap.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.

Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.

To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.

To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.