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5 Quotes for 'George Granville, Lord Landsdowne' in the Database.
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George Granville, Lord Landsdowne Quotes
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Happy the man, of mortals happiest he,
Whose quiet mind from vain desires is free;
Whom neither hopes deceive, nor fears torment,
But lives at peace, within himself content;
In thought, or act, accountable to none
But to himself, and to the gods alone.
Topic: Content
Source: Epistle to Mrs. Higgons (l. 79)
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But, oh! what mighty magician can assuage
A woman's envy?
Topic: Envy
Source: Progress of Beauty
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Since truth and constancy are vain,
Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
Nor force of reason, can persuade,
Then let example be obey'd.
Topic: Example
Source: To Myra
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The kiss you take is paid by that you give:
The joy is mutual, and I'm still in debt.
Topic: Kisses
Source: Heroic Love (act V, sc. 1)
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Thy thoughts to nobler meditations give,
And study how to die, not how to live.
Topic: Meditation
Source: Meditations on Death (st. 1)
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