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For Solomon, he lived at ease, and full Of honour, wealth, high fare, aimed not beyond Higher design than to enjoy his state.

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Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.

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His form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appear'd Less than archangel ruin'd, and th' excess Of glory obscur'd.

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There swift return Diurnal, merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth, this punctual spot.

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For so I created them free and free they must remain.

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For books are as meats and viands are; some of good, some of evil sub-stance.

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Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

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Let us go forth and resolutely dare with sweat of brow to toil our little day.

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Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, in every gesture dignity and love.

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And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens take his pleasure.

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Who reads Incessantly, and to his reading brings not A spirit and judgment equal or superior, (And what he brings what need he elsewhere seek?) Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep versed in books and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge, As children gathering pebbles on the shore.

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So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear,Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost;Evil,be thou my good.

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True it is that covetousness is rich, modesty starves.

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Day and night, Seed-time and harvest, heat and hoary frost Shall hold their course, till fire purge all things new.

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Who can enjoy alone? Or all enjoying what contentment find?

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Sabrina fair, Listen where thou art sitting Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave, In twisted braids of lilies knitting The loose train of thy amber-dropping hair.

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Here we may reign secure; and in my choice To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

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Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.

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Our torments also may in length of time Become our Elements.

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The wife, where danger or dishonour lurks, Safest and seemliest by her husband stays, Who guards her, or with her the worst endures.

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