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A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the
opportunity is lost.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the
opportunity is lost.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
