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One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.