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Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most read more
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most sweet robe of durance?
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
