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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
