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Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which read more
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun.
