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The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
