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The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
