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I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.

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Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mom
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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Body Desire Earth Myself Stars
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
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Absence Beginning Breathe Myself Soul
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet

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