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A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
