The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical.
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Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.William Shenstone
What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.
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Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.
William Shenstone
Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.
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A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind.
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So sweetly she bade me adieu, I thought that she bade me return.
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