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The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
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.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.