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Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.