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The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
