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Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Men's language is as their lives.
Men's language is as their lives.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme
valleys.
Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme
valleys.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
