In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep.
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Thus times do shift, each thing his turn does hold; New things succeed, as former things grow old.Robert Herrick
Though hourly comforts from the gods we see,
No life is yet life-proof from misery.
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Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
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Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, which is as white and hairless as an egg.
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And when all bodies meet,
In Lethe to be drown'd,
Then only numbers sweet
With endless life are crown'd.
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Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.
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