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To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
