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God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
A brute without a single redeeming point.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
The eyes have one language every where.
The eyes have one language every where.
