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He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
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.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.