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The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
