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A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
