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Pension never inriched young man.
Pension never inriched young man.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
