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Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
