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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
