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I confess I love littleness almost in all things. A little convenient estate, a little cheerful house, a little company, and a little feast.

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Ah, yet, e’er I descend to th’ grave, May I a small House and a large Garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books both true
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Angel Book Descend Few Friend Garden Grave House Small Wise
Happy insect! what can be In happiness compared to thee? Fed with nourishment divine, The dewy morning’s gentle wine!
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Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.
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Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise, He who defers this work from day to day, Does on a river’s bank expecting stay
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Nothing so soon the drooping spirits can raise As praises from the men, whom all men praise.
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Beauty, thou wild fantastic ape Who dost in every country change thy shape!
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What a brave privilege is it to be free from all contentions, from all envying or being envied, from receiving or paying all kinds of ceremonies!
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The present is all the ready money Fate can give.
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Life for delays and doubts no time does give, None ever yet made haste enough to live.
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Awake, awake, my Lyre!And tell thy silent master’s humble taleIn sounds that may prevail;Sounds that gentle thoughts inspire
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What shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own?
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The monster London laugh at me.
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Solitude can be used well by very few people. They who do must have a knowledge of the world to see the foolishness of it, and enough virtue to despise all the vanity.
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I would not fear nor wish my fate, but boldly say each night, to-morrow let my sun his beams display, or in clouds hide them; I have lived today.
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Stones of small worth may lie unseen by day, But night itself does the rich gem betray.
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Both wise, and both delightful too. And since Love ne’er will from me flee, A mistress moderately fair, And good as Guardian angels are, Only belov’d and loving me.
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Delightful Flee From Guardian Moderate Since Wise

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