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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
