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He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
