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Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
