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He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
Scared out of his seven senses.
Scared out of his seven senses.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
Stay a little and news will find you.
Stay a little and news will find you.