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8 Were ten times sweeter than the last And not a cloud that night was seen!

A happy pair; the pains you know, Still hand in hand with pleasure come; For often does the tempest blow, bouillon And Robin still is safe at home.

COULD A MAN BE SECURE.

Could a man be secure, That his life would endure As of old for a thousand long years, What arts might he know, What acts might he do, And all without hurry or care, But we that have but span-long lives The thicker must lay on the pleasure, And since time will not stay, We'll add the night unto the day, And thus we'll fill the measures.