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Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
Wine makes all sorts of creatures at table.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.