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A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
