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The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
