The world's an Inn; and I her guest.
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Let all thy joys be as the month of May And all thy days be as a marriage day: Let sorrow, sickness, and a troubled mind Be stranger to thee.
Permalink to quote #11 Death aims with fouler spite At fairer marks.
Permalink to quote #13 And what's a life? - a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age.
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