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And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
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.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
