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The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
