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Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
