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He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
