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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.