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That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
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They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
