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Mariana in the moated grange.
Mariana in the moated grange.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way read more
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid.
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
