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All soils are not fertile.
All soils are not fertile.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
