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All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
