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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.