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Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
