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The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
