Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.
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Under yonder beech-tree single on the greensward, Couched with her arms behind her golden head, Knees and tresses folded to slip and ripple idly, Lies my young love sleeping in the shade.
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We are the lords of life, and life is warm.
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Prepare,
You lovers, to know Love a thing of moods:
Not like hard life, of laws.
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