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Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
