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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
A man would live in Italy (a place of pleasure) but he would
chuse to dy in Spain (where read more
A man would live in Italy (a place of pleasure) but he would
chuse to dy in Spain (where they say the Catholick Religion is
professed with greatest strictness).
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if
you want to be somebody.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
