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A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
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.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
