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Let him beware how he is converted , lest his name be painted on all the windmill vanes of England , the steeple - cocks be new - named after him , and the cameleon be re - christened in his honour ! Let him guard against a reversion of ...
Let him beware how he is converted , lest his name be painted on all the windmill vanes of England , the steeple - cocks be new - named after him , and the cameleon be re - christened in his honour ! Let him guard against a reversion of ...
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friend the Chevalier de Boufflers , one of the pleasantest of men ; and I have laughed , sung , and chattered , and written verses and letters , with the Prince de Ligne : at least , he did me the honour of doing a great deal of all ...
friend the Chevalier de Boufflers , one of the pleasantest of men ; and I have laughed , sung , and chattered , and written verses and letters , with the Prince de Ligne : at least , he did me the honour of doing a great deal of all ...
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The phantom Honour flies , The dead heed not her lure , She mocks her votary's obsequies , And seeks for game more sure . She has deluded him , And hunts fresh life and limb , To dupe with airy schemes Of her vain dreams .
The phantom Honour flies , The dead heed not her lure , She mocks her votary's obsequies , And seeks for game more sure . She has deluded him , And hunts fresh life and limb , To dupe with airy schemes Of her vain dreams .
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