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Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
