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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
