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How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
