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It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
