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All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.