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To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
