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One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
Mariana in the moated grange.
Mariana in the moated grange.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
