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Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Every man can master a grief but he that has it.
Every man can master a grief but he that has it.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
