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Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
