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Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
In the end truth will out.
In the end truth will out.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.
Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A read more
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
