A fool must now and then be right, by chance
WILLIAM COWPERThe only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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Detested sport, That owes its pleasures to another’s pain.
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The only amarantine flower on earth Is virtue.
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O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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…So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
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All we behold is miracle.
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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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Solitude, seeming a sanctuary, proves a grave; a sepulchre in which the living lie, where all good qualities grow sick and die
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To follow foolish precedents, and wink With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
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Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs,
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The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth.
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
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