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Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
