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We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.