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Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
