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Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
