O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!

O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.

Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.

Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.

Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.

Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.

Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more

Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.

A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.