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Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
