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Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
