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My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
To a child all weather is cold.
To a child all weather is cold.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
