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When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
