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    Glass antique! 'twixt thee and Nell
    Draw we here a parallel!
    She, like thee, was forced to bear
    All reflections, foul or fair.
    Thou art deep and bright within,
    Depths as bright belong'd to Gwynne;
    Thou art very frail as well,
    Frail as flesh is,--so was Nell.

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Like to like.

Like to like.

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Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.

Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.

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'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.

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Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]

Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]

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At whose sight, like the sun,
All others with diminish'd lustre shone.

At whose sight, like the sun,
All others with diminish'd lustre shone.

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Our similarities are different.

Our similarities are different.

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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.]

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Comparisons are odious.

Comparisons are odious.

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Who wer as lyke as one pease is to another.

Who wer as lyke as one pease is to another.

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