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Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
