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The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]

The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more

My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.

Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.

by Latin Proverb Found in: General Sayings,
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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.

Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more

Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.

Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.

by Aristotle Found in: General Sayings,
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Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.

Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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