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There’s discontent from sceptre to the swain, And from the peasant to the king again. Then whatsoever in thy will afflict thee, Or in thy pleasure seem to contradict thee, Give it a welcome as a wholesome friend, That would instruct thee to a better end. Since no condition from defect is free, Think not to find what here can never be.
There’s discontent from sceptre to the swain, And from the peasant to the king again. Then whatsoever in thy will afflict thee, Or in thy pleasure seem to contradict thee, Give it a welcome as a wholesome friend, That would instruct thee to a better end. Since no condition from defect is free, Think not to find what here can never be.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- Alexander Nicholas (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 145 · printed citation: Alexander Nicholas · subject: CONTENT
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