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If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.