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A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
Mariana in the moated grange.
Mariana in the moated grange.
