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Demetrius, in Seneca, esteemed it a great infelicity, that in his lifetime he had no misfortune, miserum cui nihil unquam accidisset, adversi.
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Cynthia prima suis miserum me cepit ocellis, contactum nullis ante cupidinibus.
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[4945] Cynthia prima suis miserum me, cepit ocellis.
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Camden in Wiltsh. miserum senem ita fame et calamitatibus in carcere fregit, inter mortis metum, et vitae tormenta,
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Nihil aliud necessarium ut sis miser (saith [3836] Cardan) quam ut te miserum credas, let thy fortune be what it will, 'tis thy mind alone that makes thee poor or rich, miserable or happy.
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O te miserum ait annulus, si meas vices obires, videres, audires, &c. nihil non odio dignimi observares.
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[5445] When Captain Gobrius by an unlucky accident had received his death's wound, heu me miserum exclamat, miserable man that I am, (instead of other devotions) he cries out, shall I die before I see my sweetheart Rhodanthe?
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[1753] Nil homine in terra spirat miserum magis alma?
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Quod unusquisque propria mala novit, aliorum nesciat, in causa est, ut se inter alios miserum putet.
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Quid me mortuum miserum vocas, qui te sum multo felicior? aut quid acerbi mihi putas contigisse? an quia non sum malus senex, ut tu facie rugosus, incurvus, &c.
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