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Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
