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Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame

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As shaking terrors from his blazing hair, a sanguine comet gleams through dusky air.
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Shake Terror
Virtue’s guard is labor; ease, her sleep.
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Guard Herself Sleep Virtue
They make their fortune who are stout and wise, Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies.
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Fortune Guide Heaven Sky Wisdom
Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame
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Delight Flame Flower
A fool is he that comes to preach or prate, When men with swords their right and wrong debate.
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Debate Fools Preach Right Wrong
True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.
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Love True
Lost is the time that you don’t spend for love.
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Lost Love Time Yourself
O subtle love! a thousand wiles thou hast, by humble suit, by service, or by hire, to win a maiden’s hold,–a thing soon done, for nature framed all women to be won.
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Frame Hire Humble Service Win Woman
Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green.
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Courage Grave Man Word
None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet.
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God Name Poet
For when last need to desperation driveth, Who dareth most he wiseth counsel giveth.
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Counseling Need Wisdom
The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
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Corn Day Fortune Harvest
O happy, golden age! Not for that rivers ran With streams of milk, and honey dropped from trees.
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Happiness Milk Stream Tree
Not for no cold did freeze, Nor any cloud beguile Th’eternal flowering spring
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Cold Flower Forever
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
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Fortune One Liner
Any time not spent on love is wasted.
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Love Time Wasted Time

Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame

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