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A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime read more
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
