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What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
