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What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
