In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.

In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
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Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.