The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.

Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.

The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.

The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.