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Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.

John Dryden

An horrible stillness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
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Fear Horrible Ourselves Silence Temptation
He trudged along unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought.
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Thinking Unknown Whistle
By education most have been misled.
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Direction Education One Liner
Death ends our woes, and the kind grave shuts up the mournful scene.
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Death End Grave Kind Mourn
Youth should watch joys and shoot them as they fly.
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Fly Joy Youth
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.
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Love Pain Pleasure
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
Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own; he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
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Alone Day Happiness Live Man Myself Secure Worst
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
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Bold Fear Greatness Mask
If thou dost still retain the same ill habits, the same follies, too, still thou art bound to vice, and still a slave.
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Bound Habit Slave Vice
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
Beware the fury of a patient man.
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Fury Man Patience
And love’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
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Fragile Love Mindset
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.
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Absence Age Love Time
For all the happiness mankind can gain Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain.
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Happiness Kind Man Sadness
Great souls forgive not injuries till time has put their enemies within their power, that they may show forgiveness is their own.
JOHN DRYDEN

Enemy Forgiveness Greatness Injury Power Soul Time

Pity only on fresh objects stays, but with the tedious sight of woes decays.

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