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A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. read more
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be
done, but I would fain die a dry death.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.