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As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
