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Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
