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He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
Dally not with mony or women.
Dally not with mony or women.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.