I wonder by my troth, what thou, and I Did, till we loved? were we not weaned till … - John Donne

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They know where happiness lies, not in a cave or a country, but in love and the freedom to give and take what has been there all along.

John Donne

I wonder by my troth, what thou, and I Did, till we loved? were we not weaned till then? But sucked on country pleasures, childishly? Or snorted we in the seven sleepers' den?

Country, Love, Snorted, Sucked, Weaned, Wonder

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Goe and catche a falling starre, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me, where all past yeares are, Or who cleft the Divel's foot. Teach me to hear Mermaides' singing, Or to keep of envies stinging, And finde What winde Serves to advance an honest minde.

Advance, Children, Fall, Finde, Honesty, Root

Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

Diversified, Ifs, Pleasure

Thy face is mine eye, and mine is thine.

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As he that fears God fears nothing else, so he that sees God sees everything else.

Everything, Faith, Friendship, God, Sees

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

Indiscreet, Wicked, Worse

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