FAREWELL, thou busy world, and may We never meet again; Here I can eat, and sleep, and pray, And do more good in one short day Than he who his whole age out-wears Upon the most conspicuous theatres, Where nought but vanity and vice appears. The Rose, Or Affection's Gift - Página 1981843Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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