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While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.
While tears that from repentance flow,
In bright exhalement reach the skies.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
