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The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.