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Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
