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Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
It is not permitted that we should know everything.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
