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A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
