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Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
