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You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
We live by reposing trust in each other.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
