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Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
