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The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
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.
