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The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
