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The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
