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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
