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The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly read more
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly dear.
Love is not found in the market.
Love is not found in the market.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
