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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
