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That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
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.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
