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The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
