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And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow'd perhaps by a smile. (William Cowper)
He sees that this great roundabout; The world, with all its motley rout, Church, army, physic, law, Its customs and its businesses, Is no concern at all of his, And says -- what says he -- Caw. View quote
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I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the center all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. View quote
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Give what Thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away. View quote
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There goes the parson, O illustrious spark! And there, scarce less illustrious, goes the clerk. View quote
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I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. View quote
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He that holds fast the golden mean,And lives contently betweenThe little and the great,Feels not the wants that pinch the poor,Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door. View quote
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I cannot talk with civet in the room, A fine puss-gentleman that 's all perfume. View quote
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Toll for the brave, The brave that are no more All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore. View quote
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A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels. View quote
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He would not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own. (William Cowper)
Oh that those lips had language Life has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last. View quote
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Our wasted oil unprofitably burns, Like hidden lamps in old sepulchral urns. View quote
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Dream after dream ensues; And still they dream that they shall still succeed; And still are disappointed. View quote
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A kick that scarce would move a horse May kill a sound divine. View quote
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Fleecy locks and black complexion Cannot forfeit nature's claim; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same. View quote
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Ever let the Fancy roam, Pleasure never is at home. View quote
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But many a crime deem'd innocent on earth Is register'd in Heaven; and these no doubt Have each their record, with a curse annex'd. Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, But God will never. View quote
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The son of parents pass'd into the skies. View quote
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Prove that you have human feelings, Ere you proudly question ours! View quote
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Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. (William Cowper)
As when around the clear bright moon, the stars Shine in full splendor, and the winds are hush'd, The groves, the mountain-tops, the headland-heights Stand all apparent, not a vapor streaks The boundless blue, but ether open'd wide All glitters, and the shepherd's heart is cheer'd. View quote
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I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no. View quote
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I was a stricken deer that left the herd Long since. View quote
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No voice divine the storm allay'd, No light propitious shone; When, snatch'd from all effectual aid, We perish'd, each alone; But I beneath a rougher sea, And whelmed in deeper gulphs than he. View quote
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