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The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
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No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
