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It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.