Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit, a Man; Simplicity, a Child.
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Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? in every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.
Permalink to quote #29 For he lives twice who can at once employ The present well, and e'en the past enjoy.
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