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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.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
