The Devil pulls the strings which make us dance;We find delight in the most loathsome things;Some furtherance of Hell each new day brings,And yet we feel no horror in that rank advance.
In putting off what one has to do one runs the risk of never being able to do it.
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In putting off what one has to do one runs the risk of never being able to do it.
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