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With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Mariana in the moated grange.
Mariana in the moated grange.
