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One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
A golden key can open any door.
A golden key can open any door.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
