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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; read more
A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
