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Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
Father! no prophet's laws I seek,--
Thy laws in Nature's works appear;--
I own myself corrupt and read more
Father! no prophet's laws I seek,--
Thy laws in Nature's works appear;--
I own myself corrupt and weak,
Yet will I pray, for thou wilt hear.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's read more
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
