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To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.
He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.
