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Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
