The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.Edmund Waller
Give us enough but with a sparing hand.
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In such green palaces the first kings reign'd, Slept in their shades, and angels entertain'd With such old counsellors they did advise, And by frequenting sacred groves grew wise.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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The chain that's fixed to the throne of Jove, On which the fabric of our world depends, One link dissolved, the whole creation ends.
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In other things the knowing artist may, Judge better than the people but a play, (Made for delight, and for no other use), If you approve it not, has no excuse.
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