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You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
Love and life are for to-day.
Love and life are for to-day.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
