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Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
