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He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
Feares are divided in the midst.
Feares are divided in the midst.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
