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The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.
Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
