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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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He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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The sense of death is most in apprehension.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

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A child correct behind and not before.

A child correct behind and not before.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The reverse side also has a reverse side.

The reverse side also has a reverse side.

by Japanese Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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The blind eate many a flie.

The blind eate many a flie.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

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Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.

The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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