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The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
