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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Here's metal more attractive.
Here's metal more attractive.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.