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He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
