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Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
