You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

All our pompe the earth covers.

All our pompe the earth covers.

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.

The Catt sees not the mouse ever.

The Catt sees not the mouse ever.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.

A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.