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Enjoy the present hour, Be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish Th’ approaches of the last.

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In fields d’or or d’argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arable would be the most noble and ancient arms.”
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Ancient Field Guided Heraldry Noble Plough Reason
May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, And many books, both true.
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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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Books should, not Business, entertain the Light; And Sleep, as undisturb’d as Death, the Night.
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Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find: Occasion once past by, is bald behind.
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When Harvey’s violent passion she did see, Began to tremble and to flee; Took sanctuary, like Daphne, in a tree
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To th’ active Moon a quick brisk stroke he gave, To Saturn’s string a touch more sore and grave.
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His time’s forever, everywhere his place.
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Everywhere Forever Place Time
A mighty pain to love it is, And ’tis a pain that pain to miss; But, of all pains, the greatest pain Is to love, but love in vain.
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Fear Kindly Least Life Love May might Pain Treat
Thus would I double my life’s fading space;For he that runs it well, runs twice his race.
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Fading Race Running Space Twice
Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create.
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Beget Brethren Debate Family Gold Hate War
Build yourself a book-nest to forget the world without.
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Poets by Death are conquer’d but the wit Of poets triumphs over it.
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Happy insect! what can be In happiness compared to thee? Fed with nourishment divine, The dewy morning’s gentle wine!
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Compared Gentle Happiness Happy Insect Morning Self Wine
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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Brave Envied Fee Paying Receiving Solitude
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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