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Alas, I would in this uncertain world
All prosper'd where it seem'd that all went well!
I would that never without urgent cause,
Those who are bless'd and loving, wronging none,
Should, as it were, be cheated of their dues
And robb'd by Fate of their hard-earn'd content.
There are some good and worthy on the earth
But who seem destin'd for some hidden end
To be for ever spokes in ev'ry wheel—
Encumbrances in ev'rybody's path—
The millstones of the world, of sterling stuff
But wearisome to wear around the neck—
That these the great tho' too impatient gods
Should sometimes prematurely set aside
I do not wonder, knowing it is hard
In this vast varying community
To be alike benevolent to all
Or satisfy the cravings of all hearts.
All prosper'd where it seem'd that all went well!
I would that never without urgent cause,
Those who are bless'd and loving, wronging none,
Should, as it were, be cheated of their dues
And robb'd by Fate of their hard-earn'd content.
There are some good and worthy on the earth
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To be for ever spokes in ev'ry wheel—
Encumbrances in ev'rybody's path—
The millstones of the world, of sterling stuff
But wearisome to wear around the neck—
That these the great tho' too impatient gods
Should sometimes prematurely set aside
I do not wonder, knowing it is hard
In this vast varying community
To be alike benevolent to all
Or satisfy the cravings of all hearts.
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