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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.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
This victory will be your I ruin.
This victory will be your I ruin.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
