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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to read more
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
