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The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.