Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

Water a farre off quencheth not fire.

Water a farre off quencheth not fire.

'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid.

Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.

Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.

That is gold which is worth gold.

That is gold which is worth gold.

Love makes a good eye squint.

Love makes a good eye squint.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.