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Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
