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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
