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He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.
The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
No work is of such merit as to instruct from a mere cursory
perusal.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
