“Nothing is capable of being well set to music that is not nonsense.”
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Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.
