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Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
After supper walk a mile.
After supper walk a mile.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
