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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Just staying one day ahead of yesterday.
Just staying one day ahead of yesterday.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
