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Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
