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    A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
    With no pore piety than other people--
    A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
    Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.

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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more

He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.

by Algernon Sidney Found in: General Sayings,
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Good & quickly seldome meete.

Good & quickly seldome meete.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

by Robert Pollok Found in: General Sayings,
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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.

The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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First come, first served.

First come, first served.

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Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.

Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.

Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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