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God keep me from false friends!
God keep me from false friends!
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
