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They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
