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Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
