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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.]
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
