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> # Alas! by some degree of woe We every bliss must gain; The heart can ne'er a transport know That never feels a pain.

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## More from George, 1st Baron Lyttelton

1. > Where none admire, 't is useless to excel; Where none are beaux, 't is vain to be a belle.

[Permalink to quote \#7](https://quotesby.net/George,-1st-Baron-Lyttelton/7/ "Permalink to quote 7")
2. > None without hope e'er lov'd the brightest fair, But love can hope where reason would despair.

[Permalink to quote \#6](https://quotesby.net/George,-1st-Baron-Lyttelton/6/ "Permalink to quote 6")
3. > How much the wife is dearer than the bride.

[Permalink to quote \#5](https://quotesby.net/George,-1st-Baron-Lyttelton/5/ "Permalink to quote 5")

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