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Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
