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When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
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.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
