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There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
