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But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
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.]
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.