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The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
