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Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
