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Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
