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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]by Horace (quintus Horatius Flaccus) Found in Imagination Sayings, Painting Sayings, General Sayings,
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
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It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
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So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
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A fault is fostered by concealment.
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
