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What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
