But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.

Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

Greene wood makes a hott fire.

Greene wood makes a hott fire.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.

But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

He that will be surety, shall pay.

He that will be surety, shall pay.