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If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]