He with a graceful pride, ...

He with a graceful pride, While his rider every hand survey\'d, Sprung loose, and flew into an escapade; Not moving forward, yet with every bound Pressing, and seeming still to quit his ground.
He with a graceful pride, While his rider every hand survey'd, Sprung loose, and flew into an escapade; Not moving forward, yet with every bound Pressing, and seeming still to quit his ground.
 John Dryden

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A thing well said will be wit in all languages.
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