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A man is either free or he is not.
A man is either free or he is not.
Why should (need) a man die who has sage in his garden?
[Lat., Cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit read more
Why should (need) a man die who has sage in his garden?
[Lat., Cur moriatur homo, cui salvia crescit in horto?]
Thus the fable tells us, that the wren mounted as high as the
eagle, by getting upon his back.
Thus the fable tells us, that the wren mounted as high as the
eagle, by getting upon his back.
To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly.
[Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.]
To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly.
[Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.]
"Ten acres and a mule."
"Ten acres and a mule."
Gently running made sweet music with the enameled stones and
seemed to give a gentle kiss to every sedge read more
Gently running made sweet music with the enameled stones and
seemed to give a gentle kiss to every sedge he overtook in his
watery pilgrimage.
Long ago a man of the world was defined as a man who in every
serious crisis is invariably read more
Long ago a man of the world was defined as a man who in every
serious crisis is invariably wrong.
Tom he was a piper's son,
He learned to play when he was young;
Bug all the read more
Tom he was a piper's son,
He learned to play when he was young;
Bug all the tune that he could play
Was "Over the hills and far away."
- Unattributed Author,
Wear a Sardonyx or for thee
No conjugal felicity.
The August-born without this stone
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Wear a Sardonyx or for thee
No conjugal felicity.
The August-born without this stone
'Tis said must live unloved and lone.
The defender of his country--the founder of liberty,
The friend of man,
History and tradition are explored read more
The defender of his country--the founder of liberty,
The friend of man,
History and tradition are explored in vain
For a parallel to his character.
In the annals of modern greatness
He stands alone;
And the noblest names of antiquity
Lose their lustre in his presence.
Born the benefactor of mankind,
He united all the greatness necessary
To an illustrious career.
Nature made him great,
He made himself virtuous.
