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God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
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When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
