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Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
