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The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.