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An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
