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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
