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Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.