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We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
