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A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
I will be correspondent to command.
I will be correspondent to command.
