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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True

Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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