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I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
