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So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
