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Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
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.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
