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Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
