Take the world as it is!—there are good and bad in it,
And good and bad will be from now to the end;
And they, who expect to make saints in a minute,
Are in danger of marring more hearts than they ’ll mend.
If ye wish to be happy ne’er seek for the faults,...
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A Violet in her lovely hair, A lute beneath her graceful hand |
Though, when other maids stand by, |