Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Bequeath'd by bleeding sire to son,

Though baffled oft, is ever won.

The Giaour. Line 123.

And lovelier things have mercy shown

To every failing but their own;

And every woe a tear can claim,

Except an erring sister's shame.

The Giaour. Line 418.

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The keenest pangs the wretched find