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He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.