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Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
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.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
