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    But he who stems a stream with sand,
    And fetters flame with flaxen band,
    Has yet a harder task to prove--
    By firm resolve to conquer love!

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Who can blind lover's eyes?

Who can blind lover's eyes?

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.

The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

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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!

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.

Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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For a morning raine leave not your journey.

For a morning raine leave not your journey.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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