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Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
