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Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
