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A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to read more
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
