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    Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
    With a very natural loathing--
    Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
    From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
    To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
    Instead of the dance upon nothing.

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This is the real secret of all that indignation.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.

No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.

by Robert Burton Found in: General Sayings,
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Long jesting was never good.

Long jesting was never good.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.

A foole knowes more in his house, then a wise man in anothers.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

by Sir Roger L'estrange Found in: General Sayings,
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The face, not the woman is the attraction.

The face, not the woman is the attraction.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

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One hand washeth another, and both the face.

One hand washeth another, and both the face.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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