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Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
