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Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
