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A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
