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The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
