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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
