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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
He did not care a button for it.
He did not care a button for it.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
