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A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
