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A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing read more
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
