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The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
