<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371053" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sonnet: In Life, ’Tis Hard</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">’Tis hard maintaining sanctity of spouse; <br>’Tis hard to keep all states in unity; <br>’Tis hard maintaining cleanliness of house; <br>’Tis hard to speak always with brevity. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">’Tis hard to do all things the hard way round; <br>’Tis hard to be polite, honest, upright; <br>’Tis hard to be by good principles bound; <br>’Tis hard to work all year, both day and night. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The ‘Spectacle of Life’ must be preserved, <br>Without a single scratch, clean, unbroken! <br>All things obtained must be truly deserved, <br>Iron can rust whenev’r air can dampen.<br> <br>’Tis hard to maintain balance of one’s mind; <br>For such a man, God’s mill will surely grind. </div><div style="margin:10px 0"> 6-12-2001</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=371053" data-title="Sonnet: In Life, ’Tis Hard de John Celes" data-description="’Tis hard maintaining sanctity of spouse; ’Tis hard to keep all states in unity; ’Tis hard maintaining cleanliness of house; ’Tis hard to speak always with brevity. ’Tis hard to do all things the hard way round; ’Tis hard to be p..."></div> </div> </div>

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