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Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
