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What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
