So well she acted all and every part
By turns--with that vivacious versatility,
Which many people take for want of heart.
They err--'tis merely what is call'd mobility,
A thing of temperament and not of art,
Though seeming so, from its supposed facility;
And false--though true; for surely they're sincerest
Who are strongly acted on by what is nearest.
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Their ways seem harsh and wild:
They follow the beck of a baleful star,
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Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
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Resolved: never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.
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Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)
Vitanda est improba Siren Desidia. (That shameful Siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided.)
