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The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . read more
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . . . I am no true man.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
