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It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
