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The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
