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Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
