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The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
