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    Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
    Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
    And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
    Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

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Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.

Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Promising is the eve of giving.

Promising is the eve of giving.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.

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Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.

Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The question is yet before the court.

The question is yet before the court.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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All flesh is not venison.

All flesh is not venison.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.

Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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