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A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
