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So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
