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    As the sweet voice of a bird,
    Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
    Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
    That sings so delicately clear, and make
    Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

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The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.

The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The pot boils badly.

The pot boils badly.

by Periander Of Corinth Found in: General Sayings,
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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.

by Thomas Moore Found in: General Sayings,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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There is no body will go to hell for company.

There is no body will go to hell for company.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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All soils are not fertile.

All soils are not fertile.

by Charles Churchill Found in: General Sayings,
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To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more

Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Let nothing offensive to the ear or the eye enter these
thresholds, within which youth dwells.

Let nothing offensive to the ear or the eye enter these
thresholds, within which youth dwells.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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