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Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
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.]
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
The absent partie is still faultie.
The absent partie is still faultie.
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.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
