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If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to read more
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto
this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
Of read more
Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
Of bragging horror.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.