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In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
