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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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Hope is the poore mans bread.

Hope is the poore mans bread.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: General Sayings,
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He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.

He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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You kick against the goad.

You kick against the goad.

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I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.

I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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He did not care a button for it.

He did not care a button for it.

by Francois Rabelais Found in: General Sayings,
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No love is foule, nor prison fair.

No love is foule, nor prison fair.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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