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For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
