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" I HAVE been profligate of happiness
And reckless of the world’s hostility,
The blessèd part has not been given to me
Gladly to suffer fools, I do confess
I have enticed and merited distress,
By this, that I have never bow’d the knee
Before the shrine of wise Hypocrisy... "

Alfred Bruce Douglas


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Alfred Bruce Douglas quote : I HAVE been profligate of happiness	<br />And reckless of the world’s hostility,	<br />The blessèd part has not been given to me <br />Gladly to suffer fools, I do confess	<br />I have enticed and merited distress,	 <br />By this, that I have never bow’d the knee	<br />Before the shrine of wise Hypocrisy...