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Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
