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He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
