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Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
