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Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.

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Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
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Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
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Guilt Terrible Things
Many punishments sometimes, and in some cases, as much discredit a prince as many funerals a physician.
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Funeral Physicians Punishment
The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
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Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence
There is no doctrine will do good where nature is wanting.
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Creeds Doctrine Good Waiting
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
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Fear Hell No Prisoner
We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.
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Fashion Quality Women
Whosoever loves not picture is injurious to truth, and all the wisdom of poetry. Picture is the invention of heaven, the most ancient and most akin to nature. It is itself a silent work, and always one and the same habit.
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Ancient Heaven Silent
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
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Relax Reputation Ruins
It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.
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Art Giving Lying
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
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Care Cat Sorrow
Nor for my peace will I go far, As wanderers do, that still do roam, But make my strengths, such as they are, Here in my bosom, and at home.
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Home Stills Wanderers
To the old, long life and treasure; To the young, all health and pleasure.
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Long Pleasure Treasure
A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.
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Aspersion Choose Good Journey Men
Sweet Swan of Avon! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear.
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Sight Swans Sweet
God wisheth none should wreck on a strange shelf: To him man’s dearer than to himself.
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Men Strange Wrecks

Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.

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Forbear, you things That stand upon the pinnacles of state, To boast your slippery height! when you do fall, You dash yourselves in pieces, ne’er to rise: And he that lends you pity, is not wise.

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