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If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?