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Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.