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Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
Love is not found in the market.
Love is not found in the market.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
