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There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Pension never inriched young man.
Pension never inriched young man.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.