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The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
