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To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
If you believe everything you read, better not read.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
