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It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
