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Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
