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Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
