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Never less alone, than when alone.
Never less alone, than when alone.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
