To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.

The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

For violent fires soon burn out themselves.

He only does it to annoy you.

He only does it to annoy you.

A little Kitchin makes a large house.

A little Kitchin makes a large house.

How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?

Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.