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Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.
Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.
Variety is the soul of pleasure.
Variety is the soul of pleasure.
All concord's born of contraries.
All concord's born of contraries.
Variety's the source of joy below,
From whence still fresh-revolving pleasures flow,
In books and love the read more
Variety's the source of joy below,
From whence still fresh-revolving pleasures flow,
In books and love the mind one end pursues,
And only change the expiring flames renews.
Every change of place becomes a delight.
[Lat., Omnis mutatio loci jucunda fiet.]
Every change of place becomes a delight.
[Lat., Omnis mutatio loci jucunda fiet.]
Diversity, that is my motto.
[Fr., Diversite, c'est ma devise.]
Diversity, that is my motto.
[Fr., Diversite, c'est ma devise.]
The earth was made so various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change
And pleased read more
The earth was made so various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change
And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
When our old Pleasures die,
Some new One still is nigh;
Oh! fair Variety!
When our old Pleasures die,
Some new One still is nigh;
Oh! fair Variety!
Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.
Amidst the soft variety I'm lost.
