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It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.