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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
