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In the end of five years I made supplication to the king to go out of this land, desiring to see my poor wife and children according to conscience and nature. ↗

— William Adams

#children #conscience #desiring #end #five

Now being in such grace and favor by reason I learned him some points of geometry and understanding of the art of mathematics with other things, I pleased him so that what I said he would not contrary. ↗

— William Adams

#being #contrary #favor #geometry #grace

Francis Webb is easily our greatest poet and one of the greatest poets in the world but he's hardly ever mentioned. ↗

— Robert Adamson

#ever #francis #greatest #hardly #mentioned

There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#nature #thing #variable

He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - to me they were the best poets those two writing in those days but it wasn't very encouraging because, well, they weren't getting far were they? ↗

— Robert Adamson

#best #certainly #confused #days #encouraging

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#appear #blessings #disappointments #figures #let us

Everyone would be healthier if they didn't eat junk food. ↗

— Robert Atkins

#everyone #food #healthier #junk #junk food

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#cloudy #constitutions #day #great #influence

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#contented #contented mind #enjoy #greatest #greatest blessing

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. ↗