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Defining night by darkness, death by dust.
Defining night by darkness, death by dust.
The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower.
[It., L'ape e la serpe spesso
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The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower.
[It., L'ape e la serpe spesso
Suggon l'istesso umore.]
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
[Lat., Sunt bona, sunt quaedam mediocria, sunt mala plura.]
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
[Lat., Sunt bona, sunt quaedam mediocria, sunt mala plura.]
To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
'Tis light translateth night; 'tis inspiration
Expounds experience; 'tis the west explains
The east; 'tis time unfolds read more
'Tis light translateth night; 'tis inspiration
Expounds experience; 'tis the west explains
The east; 'tis time unfolds Eternity.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
