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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
There is no body will go to hell for company.
There is no body will go to hell for company.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.