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Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]
Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
