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Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not read more
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?]
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
