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Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
I sit within a helmless bark.
I sit within a helmless bark.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who
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Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who
inquires what is said of him only works out his own misery.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.