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Divine grace was never slow.
Divine grace was never slow.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
