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That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
