I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.

Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.

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

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

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.

It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.

Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.

Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.

One sword keeres another in the sheath.

One sword keeres another in the sheath.