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O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
We are fooles one to another.
We are fooles one to another.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
