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Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
