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Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
