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To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it;
For who digs hills because they do aspire
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That were to blow at fire in hope to quench it;
For who digs hills because they do aspire
Throws down one mountain to cast up a higher.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
Over the hills and o'er the main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
Queen Anne commands and we'll read more
Over the hills and o'er the main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
Queen Anne commands and we'll obey,
Over the hills and far away.
I would have you call to mind the strength of the ancient giants,
that undertook to lay the high read more
I would have you call to mind the strength of the ancient giants,
that undertook to lay the high mountain Pelion on the top of
Ossa, and set among those the shady Olympus.
The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought
forth a mouse.
The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought
forth a mouse.
What is the voice of strange command
Calling you still, as friend calls friend,
With love that read more
What is the voice of strange command
Calling you still, as friend calls friend,
With love that cannot brook delay,
To rise and follow the ways that wend
Over the hills and far away.
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs
In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs