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Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
Heroes themselves had fallen behind!
--Whene'er he went before.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
We live by our imagination, our admirations, and our sentiments.
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
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"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
To make men happy, or to keep them so."
(So take it in the very words of Creech)
Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago;
And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach
From his translation; but had none admired,
Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
