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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
