From Ignorance Our Comfort Flows. The Only Wretched Are The Wise.

From Ignorance Our Comfort Flows. The Only Wretched Are The Wise.

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From ignorance our comfort flows.
The only wretched are the wise.
-- Matthew Prior (1664-1721)
-- To the Hon. Charles Montague

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Our hopes, like towering falcons, aim At objects in an airy heigh
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The end must justify the means. -- Matthew Prior (1664-1721) -- Hans Carvel