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The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Parsons are soules waggoners.
Parsons are soules waggoners.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
