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Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.

John Dryden

Him of the western dome, whose weighty sense Flows in fit words and heavenly eloquence.
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Elegant Flower Heaven Western
All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.
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Decay Monarch Obedience Subject
Parting is worse than death; it is death of love!
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Death Love Part Worst
They that possess the prince possess the laws.
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Law Possession Prince
For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.
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Age Devour Pleasure Taste Youth
Dreams are but interludes that fancy makes… Sometimes forgotten things, long cast behind Rush forward in the brain, and come to mind.
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Dreams Forget Forward Mindset Time
They first condemn that first advised the ill.
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Advise Sick
Death in itself is nothing; but we fear to be we know not what, we know not where.
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Death Fear Known
There is a pleasure in being mad, which none but madmen know.
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Known Mad Pleasure
While I am compassed round With mirth, my soul lies hid in shades of grief, Whence, like the bird of night, with half-shut eyes, She peeps, and sickens at the sight of day.
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Day Eyes Round Shade Sight Soul
Here lies my wife: here let her lie! Now she’s at rest, and so am I.
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Lying Myself Wife
Pity melts the mind to love.
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Love Mindset Pity
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings.
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Fake King Necessary Ruin True
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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Creation Dew Greatness Himself Morning Spirit
Let Fortune empty her whole quiver on me, I have a soul that, like an ample shield, Can take in all, and verge enough for more; Fate was not mine, nor am I Fate’s: Souls know no conquerors.
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Empty Enough Fortune Myself Soul
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
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Beautiful Dangerous Surface Way

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections.

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