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Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
