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Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not read more
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?]
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
