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What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
