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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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A hatt is not made for one shower.

A hatt is not made for one shower.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested
destroys its chance of revenge.

Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested
destroys its chance of revenge.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.

The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.

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But few prize honour more than money.

But few prize honour more than money.

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I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.

The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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