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Horror itself in that fair scene looks gay, And joy springs up e’en in the midst of fear.

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Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
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Fortune Rare Togetherness
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
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
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Fortune One Liner
Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame
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Delight Flame Flower
Perhaps if only once you did enjoy The thousandth part of all the happiness A heart beloved enjoys, returning love, Repentant, you would surely sighing say, “All time is truly lost and gone Which is not spent in serving love.”
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Enjoyment Happiness Love Service Time
None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet.
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God Name Poet
Not for no cold did freeze, Nor any cloud beguile Th’eternal flowering spring
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Cold Flower Forever
For when last need to desperation driveth, Who dareth most he wiseth counsel giveth.
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Counseling Need Wisdom
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
Love is when you don’t have to be with another person to touch their heart!
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Heart Love Relationship Touch Yourself
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
Horror itself in that fair scene looks gay, And joy springs up e’en in the midst of fear.
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Fear Horror Joy Spring
As shaking terrors from his blazing hair, a sanguine comet gleams through dusky air.
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Shake Terror
Any time not spent on love is wasted.
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Love Time Wasted Time
Virtue’s guard is labor; ease, her sleep.
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Guard Herself Sleep Virtue
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

Horror itself in that fair scene looks gay, And joy springs up e’en in the midst of fear.

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