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He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.