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Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by read more
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by human cattle.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.