When All Is Done, Human Life Is, At The Greatest And The Be

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When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but
like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little
to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
-- Sir William Temple (1628-1699)
-- Miscellanea, Part ii, Of Poetry

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