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'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
