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Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.
Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
