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There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
