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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.
