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A little lett lets an ill workeman.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
 A name, it has more than nominal worth,
 And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.  
 A name, it has more than nominal worth,
 And belongs to good or bad luck at birth. 
 What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or 
in running water.  
 What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or 
in running water. 
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.