Two men once applied to Themistocles for his daughter, the one a coxcomb but very rich, and the other sensible but poor. Themistocles preferred the latter, saying, "I value a man without riches rather than riches without a man."

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Voices of the belfry height, Pealing forth their merry chimes, Sound upon the winter night, Melodies of Christmas times, Melodies of Christmas times. Voices of the Christmas morn, Calling to the sleeping West, Ere the crimson light is born, And the stars are gone to rest, Wake t