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Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
