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Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
