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Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
