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As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
