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I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
