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The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,
and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
