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Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
