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He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.

John Dryden

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne’er pardon who have done wrong.
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Forgiveness Injury Wrong
At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Hate Home Name Peace Soul
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
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Fly Joy Youth
Griefs assured are felt before they come.
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Assurance Feeling Grief
When a man’s life is under debate, The judge can ne’er too long deliberate.
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Judgement Life Man
And plenty makes us poor.
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Poor
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.
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Chance Hot Iron Leisure
I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.
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Brown Easy Light Night
The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.
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Boil Nature Rise
Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.
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Equality Life Live Right
Silence in times of suffering is the best.
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Best Silence Suffering Time
Pity melts the mind to love.
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Love Mindset Pity
What, start at this! when sixty years have spread. Their grey experience o’er thy hoary head? Is this the all observing age could gain? Or hast thou known the world so long in vain?
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Age Empty Experience Known Start World
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
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Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today: Be fair or foul or rain or shine, The joys I have possessed in spite of fate are mine. Not heaven itself upon the past has power; But what has been has been, and I have had my hour.
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Live Myself Past Power Rain Shine Worst
The winds are out of breath.
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Breathe Wind

He who would pry behind the scenes oft sees a counterfeit.

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