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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 7 (of 8)

Note 122 — PART II TO THE CLOSE OF THE TROUBLES IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I.

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"Bonum est nos hic esse, quia homo vivit purius, cadit rarius, surgit velocius, incedit cautius, quiescit securius, moritur felicius, purgatur citius, praemiatur copiosius."—Bernard. "This sentence," says Dr. Whitaker, "is usually inscribed on some conspicuous part of the Cistertian houses."—W. W. 1822.

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