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You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
