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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.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
The way of transgressors is hard.
The way of transgressors is hard.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
