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Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.