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Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
