A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
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Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appear'd, And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard To carry nature lengths unknown before, To give a Milton birth, ask'd ages more.William Cowper
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Grief is itself a med'cine.
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May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more
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The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.
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Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.
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