He will hold thee, when his passion shall have spent its novel force,

Something better than his dog, a little dearer than his horse.

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This is truth the poet sings,

That a sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things.[626:1]

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Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.

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With a little hoard of maxims preaching down a daughter's heart.

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