Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more

Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.

Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.

Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.

Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.