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in, that the world is empty,
that the sacrifices we make
are not well-rewarded, that
our plans miscarry, as a rule,
that our bubbles burst in the
grasping, that limitations ham-
-per us, that defeats affright
us, that panics overtake us, that
crashes come, that the Barings
go to the wall, that friends fail,
the trusted die, our griefs
overmatch our joys, and that,
at the best, our life is not worth
the living, except as it plumes it-
-self with bright anticipations, &