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It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
