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He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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.
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
