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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.]

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With winsome cruelty she refuses.

With winsome cruelty she refuses.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.

Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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