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Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
