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Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
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Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.