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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
He who injures one man threatens many.
He who injures one man threatens many.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
