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The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
He that hath lands hath quarrells.
He that hath lands hath quarrells.
