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She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
