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The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
Good & quickly seldome meete.
Good & quickly seldome meete.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
