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What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
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.
