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There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]
The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
The apprehension of approaching evil has hurried many into the
utmost danger.
