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It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
He that will be served must bee patient.
He that will be served must bee patient.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
