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By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
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But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
Or if the brow the heart's true livery wear.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
