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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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Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.

by Bible Found in: Pride Sayings, General Sayings,
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Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.

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To review ones store is to mow twice.

To review ones store is to mow twice.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.

Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.

An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]

A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]

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Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.

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It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more

It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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The longest Day hath an Eueninge.

The longest Day hath an Eueninge.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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