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Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
