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If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't beat them, join them.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
