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So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
