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The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
