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The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
