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To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.