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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
