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Sleep is a god too proud to wait in palaces, and yet so humble too as not to scorn the meanest country cottages.

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To-day is ours; what do we fear? To-day is ours; we have it here. Let’s treat it kindly, that it may Wish, at least, with us to stay.
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Least May Our Sorrow Treat Wish
The motions strait, and round, and swift, and slow, And short and long, were mixt and woven so, Did in such artful Figures smoothly fall, As made this decent measur’d dance of all. And this is Musick.
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Artful Figure Mixt Motion Slow Strait Swift Woven
:Though so exalted sheAnd I so lowly beTell her, such different notes make all thy harmony.
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As for being much known by sight, and pointed out, I cannot comprehend the honor that lies withal; whatsoever it be, every mountebank has it more than the best doctor.
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Comprehend Doctor Honor Lying Much Sight Whatsoever
Let’s banish business, banish sorrow; To the gods belong to-morrow.
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Banish Belong Business God Morrow Sorrow
To th’ active Moon a quick brisk stroke he gave, To Saturn’s string a touch more sore and grave.
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Active Brisk Gave Grave Moon Quick Saturn Sore
Hope is the most hopeless thing of all.
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Believe Hope Hopeless Thing
All this world’s noise appears to me a dull, ill-acted comedy!
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Act Appear Comedy Dull Noise World
Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find: Occasion once past by, is bald behind.
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There have been fewer friends on earth than kings.
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Earth Fewer Friend King
But what is woman? Only one of nature’s agreeable blunders.
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Agree Blunder Nature Woman
The spade, the plough-share, and the rake) Arts, in most cruel wise Man’s left to epitomize!
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Come, my best Friends! my Books! and lead me on.
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Best Book Come Friend Leading
Why dost thou build up stately rooms on high, Thou who art under ground to lie? Thou sow’st and plantest, but no fruit must see, For death, alas! is reaping thee.
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Build Fruit Ground m Strategy Plantest Under

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