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He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
I care not twopence.
I care not twopence.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
You will always be fools! We shall never be gentlemen.
A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
In native worth and honour clad.
In native worth and honour clad.
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
Nothing common can seem worthy of you.
[Lat., Nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest.]
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.rn
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.
