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To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
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.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.
